[HISTORY: 1984 Code §§ 135-1—135-3 and
§§ 135-4—135-8 adopted 7-7-13 by Ord. No. 9-2013 as amended through December 31,
2016. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The burning of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe or any other
matter or substance which contains tobacco.
No person shall smoke or carry lighted tobacco in or upon any
South Amboy Board of Education property, premises or building within
the City of South Amboy, except as part of a classroom instruction
or theatrical production under the direct supervision of a teacher
employed by the Board of Education.
For violation of the provisions of this article, the maximum
penalty upon conviction shall be a fine up to $200.
[Ord. No. 9-2013]
Means the burning of, inhaling from, exhaling the smoke from,
or the possession of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other
matter or substance which contains tobacco or any other matter that
can be smoked, or the inhaling or exhaling of smoke or vapor from
an electronic smoking device.
[Ord. No. 9-2013]
No person shall smoke within the boundary of public parks, playgrounds,
ball fields and similar property that is owned or otherwise possessed
by the City of South Amboy upon which the public is invited or upon
which the public is permitted and where individuals gather for recreational
activities, including all areas adjacent to such facilities including,
but not limited to, any parking area, driveway or drive aisle, which
have been designated with no-smoking signs.
[Ord. No. 9-2013]
A sign shall be clearly, sufficiently and conspicuously posted
at every property where smoking is prohibited by this Article. The
sign(s) shall state "Smoke Free Zone" or "This Public Property is
100% Smoke Free" or substantially similar language and shall contain
the international no smoking sign or symbol.
[Ord. No. 9-2013]
This Article shall be enforced by the City of South Amboy Police
Chief, Fire Chief, Health Officer and/or Superintendent of Public
Works and their designees.
[Ord. No. 9-2013]
A.
Any person observed to be in violation of the provisions of this
Article shall be issued a court summons and may be subject, at the
discretion of the Court, to the following penalties:
