[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Amelia County 1-21-2004. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke in any of the following
places within the County:
A.
Any public building owned or leased by the County;
B.
Elevators, regardless of capacity;
C.
Common areas in an educational facility, including, but not limited
to, classrooms, hallways, auditoriums and public meeting rooms;
E.
Indoor service lines and cashier areas;
F.
School buses and public conveyances; and
G.
Any of the places governed by § 15.202824 or 15.2-2825,
Code of Virginia.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
Any person who owns, manages, or otherwise controls any building
or area in which smoking is regulated by this chapter shall post in
an appropriate place, in a clear, conspicuous, and sufficient manner,
smoking-permitted signs, no-smoking signs, or no-smoking-section-available
signs.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person violating this chapter shall incur a civil penalty
of $25. Any person who continues to smoke in a no-smoking area after
being asked to refrain from smoking shall incur a civil penalty of
$25. Any law enforcement officer may issue a summons regarding a violation
of this chapter. Any civil penalties assessed under this section shall
be paid into the County treasury and shall be expended solely for
public health purposes.
Any terms in this chapter shall be defined as set forth in the
Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 15.2-2820, Code of Virginia.
This chapter shall be effective upon adoption by the Board of
Supervisors of Amelia County, Virginia.
