[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Council of the Village of
Vicksburg as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 9-17-1962 by Ord. No. 68; amended in its entirety 10-22-1985 by Ord. No. 149 (Ch.
38, Art. VI, Div. 1, Sec. 38-221, of the 1995 Village Code)]
No person under the age of 18 years shall offer to buy, obtain
or smoke any cigarettes.
No person shall sell, offer or give any cigarettes to or obtain
any cigarettes from any person under the age of 18 years.
No person shall falsify his/her age or the age of another for
the purpose of obtaining cigarettes for any person under the age of
18 years.
Any violation of this article shall be punished as provided in § 1-6.
[Adopted 1-20-2003 by Ord. No. 241 (Ch. 38, Art. IV, Div. 3, of the 1995
Village Code)]
A.
The U.S. Surgeon General has found, after careful examination of
the available evidence, that involuntary smoking (i.e., the exposure
of nonsmokers to environmental tobacco smoke) is a cause of disease,
including lung cancer, in healthy nonsmokers; and
B.
The U.S. Surgeon General has also concluded that simple separation
of smokers and nonsmokers within shared air space may reduce, but
does not eliminate, exposure of nonsmokers to environmental tobacco
smoke; and
C.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has determined
that environmental tobacco smoke is potentially carcinogenic to occupationally
exposed workers; and
D.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has recommended
that employers minimize occupational exposure to environmental tobacco
smoke by using all available preventive means; and
E.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized that exposure
to environmental tobacco smoke is "one of the most widespread and
harmful indoor air pollutants"; and
F.
Smoke is a potential cause of fires and cigarette and cigar burns
and ash staining on fixtures and furniture cause unnecessary losses;
and
G.
The State of Michigan has passed the Clean Indoor Air Act with amendment
(1986 P.A. 198, as amended by 1988 P.A. 294, 296, and 315), which
states that an individual shall not smoke in public place or at a
public meeting except in a designated smoking area.
H.
Accordingly, it is the purpose of this article to protect the public
health and welfare by prohibiting smoking in enclosed areas owned,
operated, or controlled by the Village.
The provisions of this article shall apply to all buildings,
facilities, and public places owned, operated or controlled by the
Village, as designated by resolution of the Village Council.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any roll of tobacco for smoking, irrespective of size or
shape, and irrespective of the tobacco being flavored, adulterated
or mixed with any other ingredients, where such roll has a wrapper
made chiefly of tobacco.
Any roll of tobacco for smoking, irrespective of size or
shape, and irrespective of the tobacco being flavored, adulterated
or mixed with any other ingredients, where such roll has a wrapper
made chiefly of paper or any other material except tobacco.
The use (including inhaling, exhaling and burning) or the
carrying by a person of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or other
lighted smoking device.
Cigars, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, tobacco snuff or tobacco
in any other form.
No person shall smoke in an enclosed area (including any building,
facility or public place) owned, operated or under the control of
the Village, as designated by resolution of the Village Council. This
prohibition includes, but is not limited to, private offices, open
space offices, meeting rooms, conference rooms, eating areas, break
rooms, restrooms, hallways, stairways, entrances, and shall include
a reasonable distance from the outside of the entrance of any building.
Violation of this article is a municipal civil infraction punishable,
upon conviction, as follows:
