Inglewood Municipal Code § 5-21 Smoking Prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person to light or otherwise set fire to, or smoke, carry, throw, or deposit any lighted cigar, cigarette, or other smoldering or smoke-producing substance within:

(a) Any publicly or privately owned elevator open to use by the general public.

(b) Retail food marketing establishments including grocery stores and supermarkets, except those areas of such establishments set aside for the serving of food and drink; restrooms and offices and areas thereof not open to the public. This requirement does not apply to restaurants.

(c) Any person having the authority to manage and control any area designated in (a) and (b) above wherein the described prohibition applies shall post or cause to be posted and prominently displayed, and shall maintain "No Smoking" signs in conspicuous locations within said areas. Said signs shall be clearly visible and state "NO SMOKING—I.M.C. SEC. 5-21" or words to that effect.

(Ord. 2240 11-11-75; Ord. 2279 5-3-77)

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to establish restrictions on smoking at public outdoor City events so as to protect members of the public from the health and safety risks of secondhand smoke.

(b) Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following words are defined as specified below:

"Public outdoor City event"

means an event, meeting, sporting activity or other congregation of members of the public that is held outside of an enclosed structure and on property owned by the City of Inglewood, excluding streets and public rights-of-way, and which is supported by funds of the City or staffed by City employees or City coaches. Public outdoor City events include, but are not limited to, recreational programs and sporting events held in City-owned parks that are supported or supervised by City staff or City paid coaches.

"Smoke or smoking"

means the carrying or holding of a lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, or any other lighted smoking product or equipment used to burn any tobacco products, weed, plant, or any other combustible substance. Smoking includes emitting or exhaling the fumes of any pipe, cigar, cigarette, or any other lighted smoking equipment used for burning any tobacco product, weed, plant, or any other combustible substance.

(c) Prohibition of Smoking at Public Outdoor City Event. It shall be unlawful to smoke at any public outdoor City event.

(d) Penalties. A violation of this Section is an infraction and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding the amounts set forth in Section 1-18 of the Inglewood Municipal Code.

(Ord. 04-11 6-15-04)