[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Cromwell as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-12-2022]
This article is adopted pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 7-148(c)(7)(H), as amended by Public Act 21-1 (June 2021 Special Session), Section 84, which allows municipalities to regulate activities deemed harmful to public health, including smoking, on municipally owned or controlled property. Said law further allows a municipality to control smoking of tobacco or cannabis, including cannabis e-cigarette use (i.e., electronic delivery systems and vapor products), as well as other types of cannabis use or consumption.
For purposes of this article, the Town of Cromwell adopts the definitions used in Public Act 21-1 (June 2021 Special Session), as the same may be amended from time to time.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use tobacco/cannabis or cannabis-derived products, regardless of form or manner of ingestion, on any public property located within, owned or controlled by the Town of Cromwell. This prohibition includes but is not limited to: the lighting or carrying of a lighted tobacco/cannabis or marijuana cigarette or cigar or pipe, vaping devices, use of a vaping device producing vapor of any cannabis product, or ingestion of a cannabis edible substance. Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $50 per offense.
It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, entity, or any other party to sell, give, trade, or in any other way transfer cannabis products of any sort to another person, organization, entity, or other party on property within, owned or controlled by the Town of Cromwell. Such products include but are not limited to: cannabis or marijuana cigarettes or cigars or pipes, vaping devices and vaping substances, and edible substances. Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $50 per offense.
This article shall not apply to public property located solely within an improved road right-of-way.
This article shall take effect 30 days after publication of a summary of its provisions pursuant to Town of Cromwell Town Charter, Article II, Section 2.11(b).