[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Pawtucket, as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Approved 7-11-1996 by Ch. No. 2419]
A.
In accordance with R.I.G.L. §§ 11-9-13
and 11-9-13.1, no person under the age of 18 years shall purchase
nor shall any person sell, give or deliver to any person under 18
years of age any tobacco or snuff. The requirements contained in the
above-noted legislation, including but not limited to notice, shall
be complied with by any person, firm or corporation that owns, manages
or operates a place of business in which tobacco products are sold.
B.
Any person or entity violating the provisions contained
herein or the provisions of the above-noted legislation of the State
of Rhode Island shall be penalized in accordance with that state's
legislation.
One-half of the total amount of the fines collected
by the City in accordance with the formula contained in the above-noted
legislation shall be dedicated to the Police Athletic League (PAL)
for the creation of substance abuse prevention programs.
[Approved 4-9-1998 by Ch. No. 2484]
The following words and terms shall have the
following meanings:
Any athletic facility, including baseball, softball, football
and soccer fields, basketball and tennis courts and bleacher areas,
which is owned or operated by the City of Pawtucket.
Any playground, swimming pool or passive park which is owned
or operated by the City of Pawtucket.
Inhaling or exhaling smoke from any lighted or heated cigar,
cigarette, pipe, or any other tobacco or plant product, or inhaling
or exhaling aerosol or vapor from any electronic delivery device.
"Smoking" includes being in possession of a lighted or heated delivery
device that is turned on or otherwise activated.
[Added 5-10-2018 by Ch.
No. 3159]
[Added 5-10-2018 by Ch. No. 3159]
Any product containing, made, or derived from tobacco or nicotine
that is intended for human consumption, whether smoked, heated, chewed,
absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or ingested by any
other means, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, little
cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, and snuff.
Any electronic device that delivers nicotine or other substances
to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited
to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, pipe, or hookah.
Notwithstanding any provision of clauses A and B in this definition
to the contrary, "tobacco product" includes any component, part, or
accessory of a tobacco product, whether or not sold separately.
"Tobacco product" does not include any product that has been
approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale
as a tobacco cessation product or for other therapeutic purposes where
such product is marketed and sold solely for such an approved purpose.
[Amended 5-10-2018 by Ch. No. 3159]
A.
Smoking and other uses of tobacco products shall be restricted only
to designated areas at all athletic facilities owned or operated by
the City of Pawtucket. Paved parking areas at such facilities shall
be the designated area(s) where tobacco use is permitted; provided,
however, that there shall be no designated smoking area whatsoever
at the Morley Field Complex.
B.
Smoking and other uses of tobacco products shall be prohibited at
all times at recreational facilities and at athletic facility basketball
and tennis courts adjacent to City recreational/playground facilities.
C.
Tobacco use is prohibited at Slater Park, except in paved parking
areas, paved or concrete (or otherwise established) walking paths
and upon the Ten-Mile River Bike Path.
D.
It is not a violation of this policy to use tobacco in or on recreational
areas as part of a Native American spiritual or cultural ceremony.
Approval from the Director of Public Works or his/her designee must
be requested and received prior to the ceremony.
E.
The prohibition on use of tobacco products does not apply to individuals
traveling in a vehicle on any public road that runs through a City
park or occupying any vehicle legally parked in a paved area.
[Amended 5-10-2018 by Ch. No. 3159]
Any violation of this article is hereby declared to be a public
nuisance punishable by a civil fine of $50. Each sale and/or use shall
be deemed a separate violation, and each shall be subject to a separate
fine.
The Public Works Department is hereby directed
forthwith to cause conspicuous signs to be erected giving notice of
the above.
The City Clerk shall forward a copy of this
article to each of Pawtucket's Youth Athletic Organizations with the
recommendation of the City Council that it be incorporated into each
organization's bylaws.
