[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Sharon
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Art. 10, § 34, of the Town Bylaws]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that
secondhand tobacco smoke is a Class A carcinogen, and more than two
dozen international studies have determined that secondhand smoke
is a health hazard to nonsmokers. Respiratory illnesses, most notably
asthma, have risen dramatically among the general population, and
most sharply among small children. The Town of Sharon has existing
ordinances to protect public health and safety in outdoor public areas,
i.e., prohibitions on alcoholic beverages and glass containers on
the beaches at Lake Massapoag. The Town of Sharon has recognized its
role in protecting the health of the general public from the hazards
of secondhand smoke by passage of 1994 Board of Health regulations
restricting tobacco use in indoor areas.
The smoking of tobacco products at public playgrounds and the
public beaches at Lake Massapoag is banned.
This article shall be enforced by the Board of Health and shall
become effective 15 days after adoption hereof by Town Meeting.
[Adopted as Art. 16B of the Town Bylaws]
No person or persons on any vessel, personal watercraft, raft,
tube or other means of transportation upon Lake Massapoag shall be
in possession of, consume or transport any alcoholic beverage.
Whoever violates any of the provisions of this bylaw shall be
punished by a fine of $50 for the first violation; $100 for the second
violation; and $300 for any violation thereafter.
