It is hereby declared, as a matter of public policy of the town, that:
(A) Numerous medical studies have found that tobacco smoke is a major contributor to indoor pollution, and that breathing secondhand smoke is a major cause of disease, including lung cancer, in non-smokers;
(B) People at special risk to secondhand smoke include children, the elderly, individuals with cardiovascular disease or impaired respiratory function, including asthmatics, and those with obstructive airway disease;
(C) Health hazards are induced by breathing secondhand smoke, including lung cancer, heart disease, respiratory infection, decreased respiratory function and bronchospasm; and
(D) The town finds and declares as the purposes of this chapter to:
(1) Protect the public health and welfare by prohibiting smoking and tobacco in public places and places of employment; and
(2) State that the need to breathe smoke-free air shall have priority over the desire to smoke.
(1996 Code, § 9-82) (Ord. 2006-11, passed - -; Ord. 2018-01, passed 4-9-2018)