[Amended 10-26-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-60]
It shall be unlawful to smoke, chew, inhale or otherwise use tobacco or tobacco products in the bounds of any and all municipal parks within the City of Vineland.
[Adopted 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-30 (Ch. 346, Art. III, of the 1990 Code)]
[Amended 10-26-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-60]
The Department of Public Works shall cause signs to be placed at the usual means of ingress and egress to each municipal park, as well as areas at or near locations within the parks that people utilizing the parks generally congregate.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The City of Vineland Health Department and may be referred to in this article as the "Department."
The administrative officer of the City of Vineland Health Department and/or his or her authorized representative.
Publicly owned land which has been set aside for the purpose of providing a location for public gatherings, assemblies and recreation which shall have designation as set forth in the State Plan Implementation Inventory for Parks on file with the office of the Business Administration of the City of Vineland.[1]
[Added 10-26-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-60]
The City of Vineland Recreation Commission.
Any product made from the tobacco plant for the purpose of smoking, chewing, inhaling and other personal use, including cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff and cigarettes in any form.
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Editor's Note: The definition of "playground equipment," which immediately followed this definition, was deleted 10-27-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-68.
A.
This article shall be enforced by the Health Officer, the Police Department and/or the Recreation Commission or any other person charged with the enforcement of ordinances in the City of Vineland.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to molest, willfully oppose, verbally abuse or otherwise obstruct the Health Officer or a member of the Recreation Commission or their designee executing their official duty in a manner prescribed by law.
C.
Citizens may bring complaints against violators of this article.
A.
If any chapter, section, subsection or paragraph of this article is declared to be unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative, in whole or in part, by a court of competent jurisdiction, such chapter, section, subsection or paragraph shall, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative, remain in full force and effect and no such determination shall be deemed to invalidate the remaining chapters, sections, subsections or paragraphs of this article.
B.
This article shall be liberally construed for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the people of the City of Vineland.
[Amended 10-27-2009 by Ord. No.2009-68]
Unless otherwise provided by law, statute or ordinance, any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty. Complaint shall be made in the Municipal Court of the City of Vineland or before other judicial officers having authority under the laws of the State of New Jersey.