[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Hillsborough as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-02]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE
An electronic device that can be used to deliver nicotine or other substances to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo or pipe.
PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
All public parks, playgrounds, or ball fields, publicly owned or leased by the Township of Hillsborough, 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, parking areas, driveways or driveway aisles.
SMOKING
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.
A. 
Except for areas specifically designated by the Township Administrator as smoking areas, smoking is and shall be prohibited in all areas, public or private, inside or outside the premises of the Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex, Peter J. Biondi Building, located at 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, N.J.
B. 
Smoking is and shall be prohibited in Parks and Recreation facilities.
C. 
Signs indicating that the property is smoke free shall be conspicuously posted in the Township owned properties set forth in Subsections A and B above.
For a violation of the provisions of this article, the maximum penalty upon conviction shall be a fine not to exceed $250.