CHAPTER XII. PUBLIC PROPERTYCHAPTER XII. PUBLIC PROPERTY\Article 1. City Parks

It shall be unlawful for any person to be or remain in any public park within or belonging to the city after the hour of 11:00 p.m. and before the following 6:00 a.m., except within an area designated for overnight camping.

(Ord. 616; Code 2019)

(a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to use any form of tobacco or e-cigarette at or on any City-owned or operated outdoor recreational facilities. This includes but is not limited to playgrounds, athletic fields, aquatic areas, tennis courts, parks, walking trails, restrooms, and spectator or concession areas.

(b)   Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be subject to immediate ejection from the City park or recreational facility, or issued a complaint and summons to appear in court, or both.

(c)   Tobacco use shall be defined as ingestion of any product containing, made, or derived from tobacco or containing nicotine, whether synthetically produced or derived from any other source that is intended for human consumption.

(d)   E-cigarette use shall be defined as the ingestion of nicotine or other substances used in any electronic or battery-powered device/vaporizer that stimulates tobacco smoking or vaping by producing an aerosol that resembles smoke, vapor or any component thereof.

(e)   A violation of this article shall be an infraction subjecting the perpetrator to a fine of not more than fifty ($50).

(Ord. 666; Code 2019)