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Cross References — As to mayor and board of aldermen, ch. 110; as to alcoholic beverages, ch. 600; as to buildings and building regulations, ch. 500; as to fire prevention and protection, ch. 205; as to licenses, taxation and miscellaneous business regulations, ch. 605.
[Ord. No. 4243 §§1 — 2, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 4575 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2014; Ord. No. 5128, 5-20-2024]
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The purpose of this Article is to:
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Promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Brentwood by decreasing exposure to secondhand smoke; and
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Create tobacco-smoke and vapor-product-free environments for citizens and workers through regulation in public places within the City and the workplace.
[Ord. No. 4243 §§1 — 2, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 4575 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2014; Ord. No. 5128, 5-20-2024]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Article, shall be construed as defined in this Section:
ALTERNATE NICOTINE PRODUCT
Any non-combustible product containing nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether chewed, absorbed, dissolved, or ingested by any other means. Alternative nicotine product does not include any vapor product, tobacco or any product regulated as a drug or device by the United States Food and Drug Administration under Chapter V of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
BAR
An establishment that is devoted to the serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption by guests on the premises and in which the serving of food is only incidental to the consumption of those beverages, including, but not limited to, taverns, nightclubs, cocktail lounges and cabarets.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The Fire Marshal or his or her designee.
EMPLOYEE
Any person who performs services for an employer, with or without compensation.
EMPLOYER
A person, partnership, association, corporation, trust, or other organized group of individuals, including the City or any agency thereof, which utilizes the services of one (1) or more employees.
ENCLOSED
A space bound on all sides by walls or windows continuous from the floor to the ceiling and enclosed by doors, including, but not limited to, lobbies, offices, rooms, all space therein screened by partitions, which do not extend to the ceiling or are not solid, office landscaping or similar structures, and hallways.
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
Any enclosed area under the control of a public or private employer which employees normally frequent during the course of employment, including, but not limited to, work areas, employee lounges and restrooms, conference rooms and classrooms, employee cafeterias and hallways. A private residence is not a place of employment unless it is used as a child care, adult day-care or healthcare facility.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including, but not limited to, banks, educational facilities, health facilities, laundering facilities, public transportation facilities, reception areas, production and marketing establishments, retail service establishments, retail stores, theaters and waiting rooms.
RESTAURANT
An eating establishment, including, but not limited to, coffee shops, cafeterias, sandwich stands, and private and public school cafeterias, which gives or offers at no cost or for sale food to the public, guests, or employees, as well as kitchens and catering facilities in which food is prepared on the premises for serving elsewhere. The term "restaurant" shall include an attached bar.
SMOKING
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Inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or other tobacco product; or
2. 
Inhaling, exhaling, or burning any vapor product.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Any substance containing tobacco leaf, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigar, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco or dipping tobacco.
VAPOR PRODUCTS
Any non-combustible product containing nicotine that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic chemical or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be used to produce vapor from nicotine in a solution or other form. Vapor product includes any electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electric pipe, or similar product or device and any other form that is intended to be used with or in an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device and any vapor cartridge or other container of nicotine in a solution or other form that is intended to be used with or in an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device. Vapor product does not include any alternative nicotine product or tobacco product.
[Ord. No. 4243 §§1 — 2, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 4575 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2014; Ord. No. 5128, 5-20-2024]
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Smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed places of employment within the City of Brentwood.
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Smoking shall be prohibited in enclosed public places within the City of Brentwood, including but not limited to the following enclosed places:
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Elevators;
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Restrooms;
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Libraries, educational facilities, child care and adult day-care facilities, museums, auditoriums, aquariums and art galleries;
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Any healthcare facility, health clinic or ambulatory care facilities, including but not limited go laboratories associated with the rendition of health care treatment, hospitals, nursing homes, doctors' offices and dentists' offices;
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Any place of entertainment or recreation, including but not limited to gymnasiums, theaters, concert halls, bingo halls, billiard halls, bowling alleys, arenas, health spas, swimming pools and roller and ice skating rinks;
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Any place used for exhibiting a motion picture, stage drama, lecture, musical recital, or other performance;
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Shopping malls or retail establishments;
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Bars;
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Restaurants;
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Convenience facilities;
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All public areas and waiting rooms of public transportation facilities, including but not limited to bus and train facilities;
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All facilities, buildings, and all vehicles owned, leased or operated by the City of Brentwood;
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Rooms in which meetings or hearings open to the public are held, except where such meetings or hearings are in a private residence; and
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Any vehicle of public transportation, including, but not limited to, buses, limousines for hire and taxicabs.
[Ord. No. 5128, 5-20-2024]
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Smoking in any form, including, but not limited to, the possession of lighted or heated cigarettes, cigars, pipes or other tobacco products, is prohibited on any property or premises owned or leased for use by the City of Brentwood, including buildings, grounds, parks, playgrounds, sports arenas and facilities, playing fields, trails, parking lots and parking structures.
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The prohibitions of this Section shall not apply to:
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Streets, alleys, rights-of-way and sidewalks other than sidewalks and pedestrian paths in parks; provided, however, that the City Administrator may suspend this exception and order that the smoking prohibition be applied to streets, alleys, sidewalks and other public ways where community events, fairs, festivals, neighborhood events and similar public gatherings are being held during the event could reasonably be expected to enhance attendance, participation or enjoyment of the event, or that such a prohibition could make cleaning City property after the event less burdensome by reducing litter at the event site; and
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Property, buildings or parts of buildings owned by the City but leased to private parties; and
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Areas on City property designated by the City Administrator for smoking to accommodate employees and visitors, if such areas are so designated from time to time; and
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Areas of park property designated by the City Administrator for smoking purpose in association with special events, if requested by the sponsor thereof.
Provided, however, that smoking shall not be allowed in any location exempted from application of the prohibition of this Section if such location comes within the prohibitions or restrictions specified under other applicable regulations. Specifically, nothing in this Section shall be construed or applied so as to conflict with or limit in any way the provisions of the City's general smoking prohibitions in Section 215.1840, any City personnel or workplace regulations or standards, or any lease entered into by the City as lessor which may contain a smoking prohibition.
[Ord. No. 5128, 5-20-2024]
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Definitions. The definitions set forth in Section 215.1840 and 215.1841, above, shall also apply to such terms when used in this Section with the exception of the term "smoking," which when used in this Section shall mean: inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, pipe, preroll, or device which contains marijuana in any manner, form, or amount, as well as any marijuana-infused product.
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Additional Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this Section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
MARIJUANA or MARIHUANA
Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa, and Cannabis ruderalis, hybrids of such species and any other strains commonly understood within the scientific community to constitute marijuana, as well as resin extracted from the marijuana plant and marijuana-infused products. "Marijuana" or "Marihuana" do not include industrial hemp, as defined by Missouri Statute, or commodities or products manufactured by industrial hemp.
MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS
Products that are infused, dipped, coated, sprayed, or mixed with marijuana or an extract thereof, including, but not limited to, products that are able to be vaporized or smoked, edible products, ingestible products, topical products suppositories, and infused prerolls.
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Marijuana shall not be smoked in any place where the smoking of tobacco is prohibited pursuant to Sections 215.1840 and 215.1841 of this Chapter.
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Marijuana and marijuana infused products shall not be smoked or consumed in any form by any person operating or in physical control of any motor vehicle or other motorized form of transportation in the City.
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No person shall smoke marijuana within a motor vehicle or other motorized form of transportation while it is being operated within the City.
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A person who violates this Section shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00).
[Ord. No. 4243 §§1 — 2, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 4575 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2014]
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A person who owns, manages, operates, or otherwise controls a place listed in Section 215.1840 shall not knowingly permit, cause, suffer or allow any person to violate the provisions of this Article in such place. It shall be an affirmative defense to an alleged violation of this Article that a person who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls a place listed in Section 215.1840 has asked that the lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe or other tobacco product be extinguished or asked the person to leave the establishment if that person has failed or refused to extinguish the lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe or other tobacco products.
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A person who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls a place listed in Section 215.1840 shall clearly and conspicuously post "No Smoking" signs or the international "No Smoking" symbol (consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a red bar across it) near all entrances where smoking is prohibited by this Article.
[Ord. No. 4243 §§1 — 2, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 4575 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2014]
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article to the contrary, smoking shall be permitted in any and all places not specified in Section 215.1840. In particular, but not by limitation, the following shall not be subject to this Article.
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Private residences, except when used as licensed child care facilities, adult day-care facilities, health-care facilities or enclosed places of employment.
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Private vehicles.
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Twenty-five percent (25%) of hotel and motel rooms may be permanently designated as smoking rooms.
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Retail tobacco stores and vapor product stores that derive more than eighty percent (80%) of their total gross revenue from the sale of loose tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, pipes or other tobacco-related products and/or vapor products, and which are not merely a department or subsection of a larger commercial establishment.
[Ord. No. 4243 §§1 — 2, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 4575 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2014]
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A person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited by this Article shall be guilty of an Article violation, punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first violation and fifty dollars ($50.00) for each subsequent violation.
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A person who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls a public place or place of employment and who fails to comply with this Article shall be guilty of an Article violation, punishable by:
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A fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first violation;
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A fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a second violation within a one-year period; and
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A fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a third or subsequent violation within a one-year period.
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Each day on which a violation of this Article occurs shall be a separate and distinct violation.
[Ord. No. 4243 §§1 — 2, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 4575 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2014]
This Article shall not be interpreted or construed to permit smoking where it is otherwise restricted by other applicable laws.
[Ord. No. 4243 §§1 — 2, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 4575 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2014]
This Article shall be strictly construed in any interpretation of its meaning. The provisions of this Article are severable. If any provision or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
[Ord. No. 4243 §§1 — 2, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 4575 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2014]
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The authority to administer the provisions of this Article is vested in the Fire Marshal.
B. 
The Code Enforcement Officer may call upon the Fire and Police Departments and other departments of the City to aid in the enforcement of the provisions of this Article.
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Notice of the provisions of this Article shall be given to all applicants for a business license in the City of Brentwood, Missouri.
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Any person who desires to register a complaint under this Article may initiate enforcement with the fire marshal.
[Ord. No. 4243 §§1 — 2, 8-16-2010; Ord. No. 4575 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2014]
Nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit the authority of the Fire Marshal to designate locations in which smoking may be prohibited nor to repeal any order by the Fire Marshal prohibiting smoking in any location, nor to repeal any ordinance prohibiting smoking in any location.