§ 18-82. Smoking and use of tobacco prohibited in city-owned and operated recreational facilities and parks.

(a)

For the purposes of this section, smoking and/or tobacco use shall include the lighting of any cigarette, cigar, pipe, or the possession of any lighted cigarette, cigar, or pipe. It shall also include the use of all smokeless tobacco products (including, but not limited to, chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, and dissolvable products such as lozenges, orbs, sticks and strips), e-cigarettes, and vapor products.

(b)

It shall be prohibited for any person to smoke or use any tobacco products (smokeless or otherwise), e-cigarettes or vapor products in any City owned or operated recreational facilities and parks.

(c)

The City shall post signs in conspicuous place(s) in all City parks and recreational facilities notifying the public that smoking and tobacco use of any kind are prohibited therein; in addition, at the discretion of the director of parks and recreation, other signs and notices shall be placed on doors and in access areas to notify the public that smoking and use of any kind of tobacco is prohibited.

(d)

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be fined a maximum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense, fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second offense, one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the third offense, and two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for any subsequent offense.

(Ord. No. 7-17, §§ 1—4, 2-21-17)