[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Winchester 6-6-2022. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall use, light or smoke a lighted cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, vape product, pipe or other smoking or vaping paraphernalia, as defined in the Connecticut General Statutes, in any form in or upon any building, park, playground, recreation area, athletic facility, beach or area of assembly owned, leased or controlled by the Town of Winchester as may be specifically designated by the Winchester Board of Selectmen.
No person shall use, light, smoke or otherwise consume cannabis products, including, but not limited to, vape pens, edibles, cigarettes and other related products, as defined in the Connecticut General Statutes, in any form in or upon any building, park, playground, recreation area, athletic facility, beach or area of assembly owned, leased or controlled by the Town of Winchester as may be specifically designated by the Winchester Board of Selectmen.
No restaurant shall permit the use or consumption of cannabis products, including, but not limited to, vape pens, edibles, cigarettes and other related products, as defined in the Connecticut General Statutes, in any form at outdoor sections of its facility that it in any way owns, leases, or controls, and the restaurant shall be held responsible for infractions of this section.
A. 
Violation of § 330-1 of this chapter shall constitute an infraction as defined in C.G.S. § 51-164m and/or may be punishable by a municipal fine of $50.
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Violation of § 330-2 of this chapter shall constitute an infraction as defined in C.G.S. § 51-164m and may be punishable by a fine of $50.
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Violation of § 330-3 of this chapter shall constitute an infraction as defined in C.G.S. § 51-164m and may be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 for the restaurant at which the infraction occurred.
Members of the Winchester Police Department shall be charged with the enforcement of this chapter and may issue an infraction summons or a citation for infractions as defined herein. Additionally, agents and employees of the Town of Winchester, including coaches or officials participating in any athletic event in or upon any Town-owned athletic or recreation facility, are authorized to enforce this chapter through the exclusion of the violator from the athletic event or recreational facility.
This chapter shall be effective 15 calendar days following the Board of Selectmen's adoption of this chapter.