Rolling Hills Municipal Code Ch. 8.40 Smoking Prohibited

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

"Electronic smoking device" means an electronic device that can be used to deliver an inhaled dose of nicotine, or other substances, including any component, part, or accessory of such device, whether or not sold separately. This definition includes any such device, whether manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an electronic cigarette, an electronic cigar, an electronic cigarillo, an electronic pipe, an electronic hookah, or any other product name or descriptor, including any component, part or accessory of such device, whether or not sold separately.

"Public property" means any indoor or outdoor public property, including, but not limited to, any publicly owned buildings, parking lots, riding rings, tennis courts, parks, roads, streets, and sidewalks.

"Smoking" means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form. "Smoking" includes the use of an electronic smoking device that creates an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form, or the use of any oral smoking device for the purpose of circumventing the prohibition of smoking.

(Ord. No. 365, § 2, 1-25-2021)

In addition to all places where smoking is prohibited under state or federal law, in which case those laws apply, no person shall smoke in or on any public property. Such prohibition extends to smoking in vehicles on public property.

(Ord. No. 365, § 2, 1-25-2021)

In addition to all places where smoking is prohibited under state or federal law, in which case those laws apply, no person shall smoke in or on any private easement, road, or trail. Such prohibition extends to smoking in vehicles on any private easement, road, or trail.

(Ord. No. 365, § 2, 1-25-2021)

Violations of this chapter may be punished as a misdemeanor or infraction at the discretion of the City Attorney Or City Prosecutor in accordance with Chapter 1.08 of this code.

(Ord. No. 365, § 2, 1-25-2021)