[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Putnam
Valley as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-20-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit smoking at all Town
of Putnam Valley parks and their facilities as well as on the public
beaches owned or operated by the Town of Putnam Valley, and/or any
of the Town of Putnam Valley park districts and their facilities.
The Town Board hereby finds that a potential health hazard exists
from allowing smoking on said beaches both from smoke and from the
debris created by discarded cigarettes and other smoking materials.
The smoking or carrying of lighted cigarettes and other smoking
materials, including but not limited to cigars, pipes and the like
in which smoke is exhaled, at all Town of Putnam Valley parks and
their facilities, as well as on the public beaches owned and operated
by the Town of Putnam Valley and/or any of the Town of Putnam Valley
park districts and their facilities is hereby prohibited.
A.
Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall be guilty
of a violation and punished by a warning for a first offense.
B.
Any person convicted of a second violation or more of this article
shall be guilty of a violation and punished by a fine of not more
than $50 for each offense.
C.
The Putnam County Sheriff's Department, or any other agency,
officer or employee designated by the Town Board by resolution shall
be charged with the enforcement of this article.
