The Dalton Board of Health, pursuant to the
authority granted under MGL c. 111, § 31, hereby adopts
the following regulation to protect the public health of the community.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
MINOR(S)
Person(s) under 18 years of age.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff or any other form
of tobacco, as defined by MGL c. 270, § 6.
No minor may be in possession of a tobacco product
on public property within the Town of Dalton.
Whoever violates any provision of this regulation,
the violation of which is subject to a specific penalty, may be penalized
by the noncriminal method of disposition, as provided in MGL c. 40,
§ 21D, or by the filing of a criminal complaint in the appropriate
jurisdiction and venue. Any party aggrieved by confiscation of any
tobacco product may appeal the confiscation to the Board of Health
within 10 day of the confiscation. The Board of Health may hold a
hearing on the appeal within 30 days.
The Board of Health, its members acting individually,
the health agent, and the Town of Dalton Police Chief or designee
are authorized to enforce this regulation.