Sonoma County Municipal Code § 32-14 Liberal construction

(a) It is unlawful for any person who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls the use of any premises subject to this chapter to fail to comply with any requirements of this chapter.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to smoke in any area restricted by the provisions of this chapter.

(c) Except as may otherwise be provided by the laws of the state of any person or business, found to be in violation of any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction, and may be punishable by:

(1) A fine, not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00), for the first violation;

(2) A fine, not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00), for a second violation of this chapter within one (1) year;

(3) A fine, not exceeding five hundred ($500.00), for each additional violation of this chapter within five (5) years.

(Ord. No. 5953, § I, 10-4-2011.)

No person, employer or business shall intimidate or retaliate against another person who seeks compliance with this chapter.

(Ord. No. 5953, § I, 10-4-2011.)

This chapter shall not be interpreted or construed to permit smoking where it is otherwise restricted by other applicable laws. It is not the intent of this chapter to regulate smoking where such regulation has been preempted by state or federal laws. If the board of supervisors, or its designee, determines that a provision included herein has become preempted by federal or state law, that preempted provision shall be automatically rescinded from this chapter. Such rescission shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 6078, § I(c), 6-24-2014; Ord. No. 5953, § I, 10-4-2011.)

The provisions of this chapter shall be effective sixty (60) days from and after the date of its adoption.

(Ord. No. 5953, § I, 10-4-2011.)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is, for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the chapter.

(Ord. No. 5953, § I, 10-4-2011.)

It is the intention of the board of supervisors that this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its remedial objectives and to be compatible with federal and state enactments.

(Ord. No. 5953, § I, 10-4-2011.)