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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1982-812 1980-1984. .. _ ~.,, BILL NO. 873 COUNTY OF HAWAII - STATE OF HAWAII ORDINANCE N~., ~/ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 3, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PROHIBITION OF SMOKING. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Section 17, Part V, Article 2, Chapter 3, of the Hawaii County Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "PART V. SMOKING PROHIBITED SEC. 17. SMOKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN AREAS No person shall smoke or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe in any of the following places owned and operated by the County of Hawaii: A. Meeting or conference rooms where people are gathered; B. Elevators, regardless of capacity; C. Auditorium or sports area that is enclosed; D. Community centers where people may gather for meetings, parties, or any other purpose where the area is enclosed. E. Mass transportation buses which provide to the public general or special service on a regular and continuing basis. F. All areas where members of the general public are served by agencies of the County of Hawaii in the i ~ 4 / transaction of business. The smoking prohibition shall apply to an area within a fifteen-foot radius from the point of contact with the general public, including, but not limited to, service counters, reception/waiting rooms, concessions, ticket booths and box offices, and queues. G. All offices, rooms, and areas designated as no smoking as provided for in section 17.01. $EC. 17.01. SEGREGATED AREAS All departments and agencies of the County of Hawaii shall designate segregated smoking and non-smoking work places or work stations for employees, except that where space restrictions do not allow for reasonable segregation, or where it is not practicable, such places may be exempted. SEC. [17.01.] 17.02. EXCEPTIONS This ordinance shall not apply to smoking rooms or restrooms and any other area that is not enclosed. SEC. [17.02.] 17.03. PLACARD REQUIRED All areas within buildings and enclosed facilities where this ordinance is applicable shall conspicuously display a sign reading 'Smoking Prohibited by Law.' SEC. [17.03.] 17.04. APPLICABILITY This ordinance shall apply to only those areas which are properly placarded as provided by Sec. [17.02] 17.03 of this ordinance. -2- • ~ i ~,. ~ypN' \r~M' SEC. [17.04.] 17.05. PENALTY Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a violation and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $100.00. A. Definition of Special Police Officer. 1. 'Special Police Officer' shall mean any officer or employee of the County of Hawaii commissioned by the Chief of Police to enforce the provisions of this Article. 2. 'Police Officer' shall mean any member of the Police Department of the County of Hawaii who has been commissioned and appointed by the Chief of Police to enforce all laws of the State of Hawaii, ordinances of the County of Hawaii and rules and regulations having the effect of law. B. EJECTMENT Any police officer [of] or special police officer may eject from the premises any person to whom a citation has been issued and who continues to smoke after he had been requested by the officer to stop smoking. SEC. [17.05.] 17.06. SEVERABILITY Each of the provisions of this ordinance shall be severable and if any provision shall be determined to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall -3- r t t~,s r not be affected thereby but shall remain in full force and effect." SECTION 2. In the event that any provision of this ordinance is declared invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance. SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscored. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: 1~A~a col .~ . ~ ~.reti~ CO CIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI Hilo, Hawaii Date of Introduction: Date of Adoption: Effective Date: August 4, 1982 August 17, 1982 August 24, 1982 -4- •/ ~. _, Hilo, Hawaii Date: August 4, 1982 FIRST READING AYES NOES A/E Dahlberg X De Luz X Domingo g Fujii X Hale X Kawahara X Lai X S chutte g Ch r. Yamashiro X 8 0 1 Publication Date: AUG 1 O 1982 w,.r Kona, Hawaii Date: August 17, 1982 SECOND & FINAL READING AYES NOES A/E Dahlberg X De Luz X Domingo X Fujii X Hale X Kawahara X Lai X Schutte X Ch r. Yamashiro X 9 0 0 Publication Date: Al1G 3 1 1982 We do hereby certify that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council and published as indicated above. APPC?;t;~EJ as to ::. ~:,-~~ a~~r,^lgw ~r Date ... Q u U_ ~G-4_19UG_....'---._.._____ Bill No. 873 Reference: PC-133 f uncil Chair a Dep Co my Clerk M.B. No. __ Ord. No.~ Approved this~day of