It shall be unlawful for any person under 18 years of age to smoke or use a tobacco product in any public place or to possess in open view a cigarette or tobacco product, an opened cigarette pack, opened carton or other opened containers (as evidenced by a broken seal) holding a tobacco product.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Woodlynne as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-10-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-12 (Ch. 110, Art. I, of the 1976 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for a parent, legal guardian or other person acting in place of a parent or legal guardian or any person who is responsible for the care and welfare of a minor under the age of 18 years to allow that minor to possess any cigarettes made of tobacco or of any other substance which can be smoked, any cigarette paper or tobacco in any form, including, but not limited to, smokeless tobacco.
A.
Unless otherwise provided by law, a minor charged under this chapter as a first offense with the use or purchase of a tobacco product shall be served with a written warning, which shall inform the minor of subsequent penalties. A copy of said warning shall be sent to the minor's parents.
B.
For repeat minor offenders who use or purchase tobacco products, and as to all other violations under this chapter, any person found to be in violation, upon conviction thereof, shall pay a penalty of not less than $50 not more than $500 for each offense.
C.
It shall be the responsibility of the Police Department to monitor and/or enforce this chapter, which shall do so through periodic inspections or other legal means.