The purpose of this article is to regulate conduct in public areas affecting the public health, safety and general welfare by protecting residents of and visitors to the City of Pleasantville from the nuisance and health hazards of secondhand marijuana smoke, and to provide for the public health, safety and welfare by discouraging the inherently dangerous behavior of smoking marijuana around nonmarijuana users; by protecting the public from nonconsensual exposure to secondhand marijuana smoke and marijuana-related litter and pollution, and, by affirming the family-friendly atmosphere of public areas in the City Pleasantville.
It is unlawful for any person to smoke or otherwise use or consume marijuana while on the outdoor grounds of any City building, including adjacent parking lots, and in or on any public open space, parks, public right-of-way, recreation area, or the area of any scheduled public event.
The City of Pleasantville Police Department is hereby charged with the enforcement of this section of the code. All members of the Police Department are hereby designated as enforcement officers for the purpose of enforcement of this section.