The Town of Lloyd finds that smoking shall be prohibited upon
all real property owned or leased by the Town of Lloyd and utilized
as recreation, parks or outdoor public areas in order to:
A. Protect the public health, safety and general welfare by eliminating
exposure to secondhand smoke.
B. Acknowledge the need of nonsmokers, especially children, to breathe
smoke-free air, recognizing the danger to public health which secondhand
smoke causes.
C. Recognize that the need to breathe air free of the disease-causing
toxins in secondhand smoke should have priority over the desire and
convenience of smoking on real property owned or leased by the Town
of Lloyd.
D. Recognize the right and benefit to municipal residents and visitors
to be free from unwelcome secondhand smoke while on real property
owned or leased by the Town of Lloyd.
All real property owned or leased by the Town of Lloyd and utilized
as recreation, parks or outdoor public areas shall be subject to the
provisions of this chapter of the Town Code. The term "real property"
shall include real estate, lands and any structures, buildings or
facilities located upon said real estate and lands. The term "real
property" shall not include roadways and rights-of-way located within
the Town road system or county road system in the Town established
under § 115 of the New York State Highway Law.
Signs clearly stating "Smoking is Prohibited" or "No Smoking"
and/or signs consisting of the universal pictorial representation
of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a red bar across
it shall be predominantly and conspicuously posted upon the entrance
to all real property where smoking is regulated by this Town Code
chapter.
This chapter of the Town Code shall not be interpreted or construed
to permit smoking where it is otherwise restricted by other applicable
laws.
If any provision, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this chapter
of the Town Code or the application thereof to any person or circumstance
shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other
provisions of this chapter of the Town Code which can be given effect
without the valid provision or application, and to this end the provisions
of this chapter of the Town Code are declared to be severable.