[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Grant County 7-19-2005 by Ord. No. 48. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 12-20-2011 by Ord. No. 63; 8-21-2018 by Ord. No. 63]
No person shall smoke or use a cigarette, cigar, pipe, electronic
delivery device or any other smoking equipment in any vehicles or
buildings owned or leased by Grant County. The nonsmoking area is
to also include an area consisting of the immediate 25 feet outside
Grant County building entrances and Grant County building ventilation
system air intakes. Other nonsmoking areas may be posted where a potential
risk of explosion or fire exists. If county-owned or leased property
boundaries do not allow for the twenty-five-foot entrance outside
requirement, then the actual footage available will apply.
[Amended 8-21-2018 by Ord. No. 63]
A person designated by the Administrative Committee
shall post, in a conspicuous place at every Grant County outside building
entrance, a "No Smoking" sign or international "No Smoking" symbol
consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed
in a red circle with a bar across it. It shall be unlawful for any
person to remove, deface, or destroy any sign or sticker required
by this section or to smoke in any place where any such sign or sticker
is posted.
Any person found violating any of the provisions of § 231-1 of this chapter after being advised by a Grant County employee or officer that smoking is prohibited may be issued a citation by any law enforcement officer of Grant County, Wisconsin. Any citation issued shall contain the information required by § 66.0113, Wis. Stats.
The Grant County Corporation Counsel is authorized
to handle the prosecution of any citation action filed for violation
of this chapter. The Grant County Corporation Counsel is also authorized
to file any lawsuit which the Corporation Counsel deems necessary
to enforce this chapter and to bring contempt proceedings to enforce
this chapter.
Any person found to be in violation of § 231-1 of this chapter shall forfeit $10.
The cash deposit which can be posted for a violation of § 231-1 of this chapter is $10. Violators are exempt from court costs by statute. The cash deposit shall be paid to the Grant County Clerk of Circuit Court in Lancaster, Wisconsin. The Clerk of Circuit Court for Grant County shall issue receipts for cash deposits paid under this chapter.
