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G ENERAL W ELFARE §14-20
<br />“Tobacco product” means any product made or derived from tobacco that contains
<br />nicotine or other substances, and is intended for human consumption or is likely to be
<br />consumed, whether smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, or ingested
<br />by any other means, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco,
<br />chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, or an electronic smoking devices. “Tobacco product” does
<br />not include any product specifically approved by the United States Food and Drug
<br />Administration for legal sale as a tobacco cessation product that is being marketed and
<br />sold solely for that approved purposes.
<br />(1983 CC, c 14, art 4, sec 14-20; am 1987, ord 87-1, sec 2; am 2003, ord 03-112, sec 2; am
<br />2007, ord 07-4, sec 1; am 2015, ord 15-11, sec 1.)14-20
<br />Section 14-21. Prohibition of smoking in certain places.
<br />(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, smoking or the use of electronic
<br />smoking devices shall be prohibited in all enclosed places within the County,
<br />including but not limited to, the following places:
<br />(1) Patient rooms, wards, waiting rooms, lobbies, and public hallways of public
<br />and private health care facilities, including, but not limited to, hospitals,
<br />clinics, and medical and dental offices.
<br />(2) Restaurants and bowling alleys. If a restaurant or bowling alley contains an
<br />outdoor, open air or partially enclosed seating area where food and beverages
<br />are served, smoking is prohibited in this area of the establishment.
<br />(3) Any enclosed or partially enclosed area or building owned, leased, operated, or
<br />maintained by the County, except for residential dwelling units which shall be
<br />regulated herein as multifamily dwellings.
<br />(4) Except as provided in section 14-22, all business and not-for-profit
<br />establishments, including but not limited to, auditoriums, theaters, halls,
<br />museums, libraries, galleries, classrooms, private offices, conference or
<br />meeting rooms and all other enclosed facilities. This also includes common
<br />areas, including but not limited to, work areas, elevators, hallways, cafeterias,
<br />employee lounges, stairs, and restrooms.
<br />(5) All enclosed or partially enclosed areas within multifamily dwellings that are
<br />open to the common use of all unit owners or residents, including but not
<br />limited to, lobbies, elevators, restrooms, hallways, corridors, stairways,
<br />waiting areas and recreation areas.
<br />(6) All enclosed or partially enclosed areas within commercial buildings not
<br />subject to the exclusive use and possession of a tenant and open to the common
<br />use of the tenants of the building and their employees and customers,
<br />including but not limited to, common entrance areas, restrooms, lobbies,
<br />elevators, malls, hallways, corridors, escalators, stairways, and waiting or rest
<br />areas within commercial buildings.
<br />(7) In the event a building is both a multifamily dwelling and a commercial
<br />building, as defined in this article, all common use areas except for private
<br />residences.
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