(a) Definitions.
In this section:
Burning.
The lighting or combustion of a tobacco product.
Municipal building.
A structure having a roof and enclosed on all sides by walls
and which is owned or leased by the city, except, a municipal building
does not include a structure occupied as a residence.
Smoke or smoking.
Emitting or exhaling the smoke of a burning tobacco product
by the person.
Tobacco product.
A cigar, cigarette, pipe and any type of tobacco suitable
for smoking in a pipe, cigarette or cigar or a similar product intended
for consumption by combustion.
(b) Smoking prohibited in certain areas.
A person commits
an offense if the person smokes or possesses a burning tobacco product
inside a municipal building.
(c) Exception for employee areas.
The city manager, by written
policy and in consultation with the department heads, shall:
(1) Designate areas within municipal buildings in which employees may
smoke; and
(2) Cause the posting of conspicuous signs in these designated areas,
displaying the message, “employee smoking area.”
(d) Posting of signs.
The city manager shall cause a conspicuous
sign to be posted at each entrance of a municipal building. The sign
shall contain the words “No Smoking, City of River Oaks Ordinance”
or other language that clearly prohibits smoking.
(e) Penalty.
A person who violates subsection
(b) shall be fined as provided in section
1.01.009 for each offense.
(Ordinance 497 adopted 5/27/97; Ordinance 1239-2019, sec. 37, adopted 8/13/19)