Riverside County, CA Smoking on County Property

Type: Ordinance
Status: Adopted on 5/1/07
Source File: http://www.clerkoftheboard.co.riverside.ca.us/ords/800/866.pdf
Text:
ORDINANCE NO. 866
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, REGULATING SMOKING ON COUNTY PROPERTY
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside, State of California, Ordains as
Follows:
Section 1. Purpose.
The purpose of this ordinance is to prohibit the smoking of tobacco on property owned or
leased by the County of Riverside, except in designated smoking areas. In order to serve the
public health, safety and welfare, this ordinance is intended to protect nonsmokers to the
maximum extent possible from the health hazard, annoyance and discomfort of second hand
smoke in public places. This ordinance is intended to be supplemental to Government Code
section 7597 and Board of Supervisors Policy A-23 which already prohibits smoking in public
buildings.
Section 2. Definitions.
As used in this ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth herein:
:“County Property: means any building or structure owned, leased or otherwise operated by the County of Riverside and the land appurtenant to that building or structure.
:“Smoking” means the carrying or holding of a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette of any kind, or any other lighted smoking equipment or the lighting or emitting or exhaling the smoke of a pipe, cigar or cigarette of any kind.
:“Smoking Area” means a specific area of County Property designated by the Director of Facilities Management and posted to allow Smoking.
Section 3. General Prohibition.
Smoking is prohibited on all County Property, whether enclosed or unenclosed, except in
a Smoking Area.
Section 4. Designation of County Property as a Smoking Area.
The Director of the Riverside County Department of Facilities Management may
designate a specific area of County Property as a Smoking Area after posting appropriate
signage.
Section 5. Posting of Required Signs.
A. Prior to imposing a fine, as set forth in Section 6, the County Property shall be
posted with signs, which provide substantially as follows:
Smoking on County Property is prohibited by Riverside County Ordinance No. 866, except in designated and posted areas. Any violation is punishable by a fine of $25.00 for the first offense.
B. Signs prohibiting Smoking on County Property shall be in plain view from the
entrance to the property or building. Signs so posted shall be not less than seventeen inches by
twenty-two inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height.
Section 6. Violations - Penalty.
Any violation of this chapter is deemed an infraction, punishable by a fine of twenty-five
dollars. A second violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of fifty dollars. The third
and any additional violations perpetrated by the same person shall constitute a misdemeanor
offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or six
months in jail, or both.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
Category:California
Category:County Governments
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