[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Cooperstown 3-22-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to promote and protect the public
health, safety and welfare within the Village of Cooperstown by enacting
a chapter which creates smoking- and vaping-free zones in the Village.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An electronic device intended to be used in connection with
vapors, liquids or other vaporizing substances that delivers vapor
which is inhaled by an individual user, and shall include any refill,
cartridge and any other component of such a device, and shall include
electronic pipes.
Using lighted cannabis, tobacco and tobacco products, clove
cigarettes and similar substances, including, without limitation,
cigarettes, cigars and pipes.
[Amended 10-24-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
Using an electronic cigarette (also known as an "e-cigarette")
or similar device.
A.
The following areas owned by the Village are hereby designated as
smoke- and vape-free zones: Village Hall and adjoining land at 22
Main Street; Doubleday Field, the Doubleday Field grandstand, bleachers,
and other spectator and player areas; sidewalks and adjacent public
property on Main Street between Fair Street and Pine Boulevard; and
Council Rock Park, Lakefront Park, Pioneer Park, Badger Park, Three-Mile
Point Park, and Fairy Spring Park.
[Amended 10-24-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]
B.
Smoking and vaping are strictly prohibited in any smoke- and vape-free
zone within the Village of Cooperstown.
Any person, upon conviction for a violation of this chapter, shall be guilty of a violation as defined in Article 10, § 10.00, Subdivision 3, of the Penal Law, which shall be punishable by payment of a fine not to exceed $100. In addition to these penalties, the Village Clerk may revoke for a period of one year any and all Village-issued park permits, licenses, and/or passes held by an individual in violation of this chapter. Further, any individual in violation of this chapter may be removed from, and refused admission to, any area stated in § 233-3A.
