[Adopted 5-27-1999 by Ord. No. 9909]
It shall be unlawful for any person under the
age of 18 years of age of smoke or use a tobacco product in a public
place or to possess in open view a cigarette or tobacco product, an
opened cigarette pack, opened carton or other opened container (as
evidenced by a broken seal) holding a tobacco product.
All schools, both public and parochial, as well as any public park or recreational facility will also be cigarette-free zones for minors and will carry enhanced penalties for juveniles found in violation of this article. (See §
207-5 for additional information.)
It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase tobacco products with funds furnished by a minor or with the intent to sell or give such a product to a minor in any of the areas specified in §§
207-1 and
207-2 of this article.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place or area to which the public is invited or upon
which the public is permitted, including, but not limited to, any
sidewalk, street, alley, park, playground, recreational field or area
or any other property owned by the City of Ventnor, including any
school property, both public and parochial.
TOBACCO PRODUCT
Any product made from the tobacco plant for the purpose of
smoking, chewing, inhaling or other personal use, including but not
limited to cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff and cigarettes
in any form.
It shall be the responsibility of the Ventnor
City Police Department to monitor and/or enforce this article.