[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Chesilhurst 4-6-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-3 BOH[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This chapter was originally adopted as Ch. 200. The chapter was renumbered to organize all Board of Health legislation to Part III of the Code.
As used in this chapter:
ENCLOSED AREA
Means all areas between a floor and a ceiling, extending to the outer perimeter walls of a structure.
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Means all structures owned, leased, rented and/or operated by Chesilhurst, and/or occupied by employees and used for official business of the Chesilhurst.
PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
Means all public parks, playgrounds, ball fields, swimming pools, plazas publicly owned or leased by Chesilhurst, and all property owned or leased by Chesilhurst upon which the public is invited or upon which the public is permitted and where individuals gather for recreational activities.
SMOKING
Means 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 form an electronic smoking device.
A. 
Smoking shall be prohibited in all municipal buildings as defined herein. No-smoking signs or the international no-smoking symbol (consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a diagonal red line through its cross section) shall be clearly, sufficiently and conspicuously posted at each municipal building entrance and within each closed area where smoking is prohibited by this section. The signs, as approved by the Health Officer, shall be clearly visible to the public and shall contain letters or a symbol, indicating that smoking is prohibited therein and that violators are subject to a fine.
B. 
Smoking shall be prohibited within a thirty-five-foot radius of all entrances of all Municipal Buildings. No smoking signs or the international no-smoking symbol (consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a diagonal red line through its cross section), as approved by the Health Officer, shall be clearly, sufficiently and conspicuously posted both on the building and at the thirty-five-foot perimeter of all entrances of all municipal buildings where smoking is prohibited by this section. The signs shall be clearly visible to the public and shall contain letters or a symbol which shall also indicate that violators are subject to a fine.
C. 
Smoking shall be prohibited in all public parks and recreation facilities owned or leased by Chesilhurst and all property owned or leased by Chesilhurst upon which the public is invited or upon which the public is permitted and where individuals gather for recreational activities. No smoking signs or the international no-smoking symbol, as approved by the Health Officer, shall be conspicuously posted in the areas where smoking is prohibited. The signs shall be clearly visible to the public and shall contain letters or a symbol which shall also indicate that violators are subject to a fine.
D. 
Smoking shall be prohibited in all municipal vehicles registered to Chesilhurst.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Chief of Police, Health Officer, or their authorized designees.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than $250 for the first offense, $500 for the second offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense, or as ordered by the court. Any municipal employee found in violation of this section may also be subject to discipline in accordance with the provisions of the Chesilhurst Personnel Manual.