[Adopted 1-16-1995 by Ord. No. 293]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context:
PUBLIC BUILDING
The Township Municipal Building and any other buildings owned
or operated by the Township of Lower Makefield.
SCHOOL BUILDING
Any facility either owned or leased by the Pennsbury School
District that is currently being used to accommodate students.
SCHOOL BUS
Any vehicle either owned or leased by the Pennsbury School
District that is currently being used to transport students.
SCHOOL GROUNDS
Any grounds owned or leased by the Pennsbury School District.
SMOKING
Possession of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe or other lighted
smoking equipment.
STUDENTS
Any individual who is enrolled in the educational classes
conducted within the school buildings of the Pennsbury School District.
TOBACCO USE
Smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco in any form.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 305]
Any person violating any section of this article
shall be subject to a fine in an amount not exceeding fifty dollars
($50.) for the first offense, plus costs of prosecution, including
reasonable attorney's fees, and thereafter any subsequent offense
shall be punishable by a fine in an amount not exceeding three hundred
dollars ($300.), plus costs of prosecution, including reasonable attorney's
fees. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment,
the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules
of civil procedure.
Whenever the requirements of this article are
in conflict with other requirements of the Ordinances of the Township
of Lower Makefield the most restrictive, or those imposing the higher
standards, shall govern.
[Adopted 7-2-2008 by Ord. No. 376]
The purpose of this article is to protect public
health and to provide for the comfort of all parties by regulating
and controlling smoking in certain public places since smoking poses
a significant risk to the health of the general public. Recent medical
studies indicate that long-term exposure to involuntary smoking may
seriously threaten the health of nonsmokers, and this article is intended
to protect the health of all residents and visitors of the Township.
As used in this article, the following words
and phases shall have the meanings indicated:
PUBLIC PLACE
Any indoor or outdoor facility owned by the Township and
used by the general public, including any park or recreational facilities,
or serving as a place of work for public employees or a meeting place
for a public body.
SMOKING
The carrying by a person of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe
or other lighted smoking device.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Lower Makefield, County of Bucks.
Smoking shall be prohibited on all Township
owned property and public places, including all park areas owned by
the Township, all Township recreational facilities, and all other
areas, whether indoors or outdoors, owned by the Township, except
that smoking shall be permitted in specific areas at said facilities
as posted by the Township, including the Makefield Highlands Golf
Course.
The Lower Makefield Township Police Department,
the Township's Code Enforcement Officer and the Board of Supervisors,
in addition to any other Township department as approved by the Board
of Supervisors, shall have full authority to enforce this article
and to issue such citations as necessary for any violations of this
article.