Tehama Municipal Code Art. I Purpose and Findings

The board of supervisors of the county finds that:

A. Numerous studies have found that tobacco smoke is a major contributor to indoor air pollution; and

B. Reliable studies have shown that breathing sidestream or secondhand smoke is a significant health hazard for certain population groups, including elderly people, individuals with cardiovascular disease, and individuals with impaired respiratory function, including asthmatics and those with obstructive airway disease; and

C. Health hazards induced by breathing sidestream or secondhand smoke include lung cancer, respiratory infection, decreased exercise tolerance, decreased respiratory function, bronchoconstriction and bronchospasm; and

D. Nonsmokers with allergies, respiratory diseases and those who suffer other ill effects of breathing sidestream or secondhand smoke may experience a loss of job productivity or may be forced to take periodic sick leave because of adverse reactions to same; and

E. The smoking of tobacco, or any other weed or plant, is a proven danger to health.

Accordingly, it has been determined that the health, safety and general welfare of persons employed in county buildings and persons who frequent county buildings would be benefited by the regulation of smoking in county facilities.

(Ord. 1398 § 1(part), 1988)