[Amended 6-10-1982 by Ord. No. 1540]
A. The Department of Parks and Recreation of the Township
of Abington shall enforce regulations and exercise general supervision
over persons occupying or using the parks and playgrounds.
B. Abington School District personnel shall exercise
general supervision over persons occupying or using school district
grounds, with the Abington Township Police Department having enforcement
powers for these regulations.
The Department of Parks and Recreation of the
Township of Abington shall exercise general supervision over the care,
maintenance and replacement of Township property and equipment in
the parks and playgrounds and shall keep them in a clean and sanitary
condition.
[Amended 6-10-1982 by Ord. No. 1540]
A. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions
of this chapter or the regulations provided therein may give rise
to the revocation of any permit issued.
B. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions
of this chapter or the regulations provided therein may also be guilty
of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof before a District
Justice, shall be subject to the payment of a fine not to exceed $100
and the costs of prosecution and, in default of payment thereof, shall
undergo imprisonment in the Township lockup for a period not exceeding
five days.
[Added 4-11-1996 by Ord. No. 1763; amended 8-11-2016 by Ord. No. 2123]
A. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
SMOKING
Includes possession of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe,
e-cigarette, vaporizer or other lighted smoking instrument or smoking
alternative.
TOBACCO USE
Includes smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco or tobacco
products in any form, including tobacco substitutes.
B. Prohibited conduct. Smoking, including the use of smoking alternative
products such as e-cigarettes, and tobacco use in any form are prohibited
in the prohibited areas upon the posting of a "No smoking" and/or
"No use of e-cigarette" sign, and such use shall be unlawful and a
violation of this section.
C. "No smoking" signs.
(1) The fire official is empowered to post "No smoking" signs in and
around all prohibited areas. The content, lettering, size, color and
location of required "No smoking" signs shall be subject to the approval
of the fire official.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to obscure, remove, deface, mutilate
or destroy posted "No smoking" signs.
D. Violations and penalties. Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this section shall be subject to a civil enforcement proceeding
and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a civil penalty of
not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's
fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this section.
Any individual receiving a summary offense violation and/or citation
(ticket) may settle the charge by delivering or sending to the Police
Department of the Township of Abington, within 72 hours, the sum of
$50 and thus avoid further prosecution. In the event that the violation's
payment is not made within the required time, the officer who wrote
the summary offense violation and/or citation shall proceed by filing
a citation charging the individual with the violation committed before
the local District Justice. Each day a violation exists shall constitute
a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of
the Township are hereby authorized to file a complaint for summary
violation and seek any other available relief at law or equity, including
injunction, to enforce compliance with this section.