§ 10-501. Purpose.

Smoking in certain areas has been determined to be injurious to human health, to constitute a source of annoyance and discomfort to nonsmokers, and to be a public nuisance due to the following:

(1)

Reliable studies have shown that breathing sidestream or secondhand smoke is a significant health hazard for certain population groups, including elderly people, individuals with cardiovascular disease, and individuals with impaired respiratory function, including asthmatics and those with obstructive airway disease; and

(2)

Health hazards induced by breathing sidestream or secondhand smoke include lung cancer, respiratory infection, decreased exercise tolerance, decreased respiratory function, bronchoconstriction, and bronchospasm; and

(3)

Nonsmokers with allergies, respiratory diseases and those who suffer other ill effects of breathing sidestream or secondhand smoke may experience a loss of job productivity or may be forced to take periodic sick leave because of adverse reactions to same; and

(4)

The smoking of tobacco, or any other weed or plant, is a danger to health.

Therefore, no person shall smoke or carry any lighted smoking instrument in a public place, public park, or at a public meeting except in permitted smoking areas.

(Ord. No. 0-8788-44, § 1; Ord. No. O-0809-39, § 1)