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TITLE V: PUBLIC ORDER, SAFETY, AND HEALTH
CHAPTER 4
SMOKING IN COUNTY OWNED OR LEASED BUILDING AND VEHICLES
5-4-1 Definitions
5-4-2 Smoking Prohibition
5-4-3 Signing
5-4-4 Exceptions
5-4-5 Penalty
5-4-6 Effective Date
5-4-1 Definitions.
1. “Smoking” means the
carrying of or control over a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or other lighted
smoking equipment.
2. “County owned or
leased building or vehicle” means any and all structures, buildings owned,
used or occupied by Lee County, Iowa, any of its agencies, offices and any
vehicle owned or leased by Lee County, Iowa, and any of its agencies or
offices. This definition does not
include those areas where Lee County would be prohibited by state or federal
law from imposing smoking restrictions.
5-4-2 Smoking
Prohibition. No person shall
smoke in any County owned or leased building or vehicle at any time.
5-4-3 Signing. All
County owned or leased buildings and vehicles shall be signed to advise
employees and members of the general public that the area is one in which
smoking is prohibited.
5-4-4 Exceptions. An exemption is made for individuals who
reside on County owned or leased property.
The agency, authority or person in charge of this property may
designate an area or areas approved for smoking. This exception applies only to residence and not to the
facility staff or county employees.
Additionally, this exemption does not apply to prisoners at the Lee
County Correctional Center.
5-4-5 Penalty. Pursuant to Sections 331.307, 142B.6, and
805.8(3), Code of Iowa, a person who smokes in an area prohibited by this
Chapter shall pay a civil fine in the amount of $25 for the first offense,
$50 for the second offense, and $100 for the third or subsequent offenses
thereafter. The civil penalty paid
pursuant to this Chapter, shall be deposited in the County General Fund.
5-4-6 Effective
Date. This Ordinance shall
become effective upon passage at two (2) meetings (unless waived) and
publication in accordance with the requirements of Section 331.302, Code of
Iowa.
(Ord. V-5, Passed May 18, 1999)
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