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Pursuant to the authority set forth in Connecticut General Statutes
("C.G.S.") § 7-148(c)(7)(H)(xvi), and notwithstanding the
provisions of C.G.S. § 31-40q, no person shall smoke, burn,
vape, consume or otherwise use any tobacco product, cannabis, hemp
or vape product in any form whatsoever within, on or upon, whether
inside or outside, any property, building or facility, owned, operated,
leased or controlled by the Town of Brooklyn, including but not limited
to: any portion of any building, facility, establishment, school building,
school grounds, park, playground, vehicle, recreation area, athletic
facility, trail, area of assembly, grounds, beach, sidewalk or other
property which is owned, operated, leased or controlled by the Town
of Brooklyn or within 25 feet of any doorway, operable window or air
intake vent of any such facility, building or establishment, including,
without limitation, through smoking, burning, vaping, consuming or
otherwise using any lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, electronic nicotine
delivery system, electronic cigarette liquid, electronic cannabis
delivery system, liquid nicotine container, vapor product or other
similar device or product. The Town deems all activities prohibited
herein to be deleterious to public health.
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The Town shall install, or cause to be installed, a sign or
signs in a conspicuous area to reasonably warn persons that such area
is subject to this section.
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Any person committing any act prohibited by this section shall
be in violation of this section. Without limitation of other remedies
available to the Town for violation of this section, any person violating
any provision of this section shall be subject to a fine of $50 for
each violation. Each violation of this section shall constitute a
separate offense, subject to the prescribed fine for each such violation.
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The Town of Brooklyn, by and through its Connecticut State Police
Resident State Trooper, is hereby authorized and directed to enforce
the terms of this section.
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Nothing in this section shall preempt or limit any applicable
provisions of applicable state or local law, as from time to time
amended, including but not limited to C.G.S. §§ 19a-342
or 19a-342a.