[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen
of the Town of Madison 6-11-2018[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 62.
[1]
This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 702, Smoking Policy,
which comprised Art. I, Fire Department Employees, adopted 4-27-1988;
and Art. II, Playgrounds, adopted 5-12-2014.
The Town of Madison recognizes that smoking and the use of tobacco
products at Town-owned properties is detrimental to the health and
safety of everyone.
The Town of Madison supports an environment where nobody is
exposed to the harmful effects of secondhand smoke and everyone is
supported in efforts to live tobacco-free. The Town of Madison is
dedicated to providing everyone with a safe and healthy environment
at all of the Town properties, effective June 12, 2018.
A.
This policy prohibits all smoking and the use of all tobacco 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year:
(1)
In all Town of Madison-owned, -leased and -affiliated buildings.
(2)
On all Town of Madison-owned or -leased properties (not to include
Town-owned rights-of-way, roads or sidewalks).
(3)
At all Town of Madison-permitted or -sanctioned events, both indoors
and outdoors when on Town of Madison property, unless otherwise designated.
(4)
In all Town of Madison-owned, -leased or -rented vehicles.
B.
This smoke- and tobacco-free policy applies to all people utilizing
Town of Madison space, including Town employees, organizers of, and
attendees at, public events, including but not limited to, athletic
events, concerts, productions, conferences, meetings, lectures, social
events and/or cultural events using Town of Madison-owned, -leased
and -affiliated property.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted or heated
cigar, cigarette, pipe or joint, or any other lighted or heated tobacco
or plant product intended for inhalation, including hookahs and marijuana,
whether natural or synthetic in any manner or in any form. Smoking
also includes the use of an electronic smoking device which creates
an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form, or the use of any
oral smoking device for the purpose of circumventing the prohibition
of smoking in this policy. Nonsmoked marijuana products, including,
but not limited to, edibles and dabs are also included in this policy.
Is defined as all tobacco-derived or -containing products,
including but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, cigarillos,
bidis, kreteks; all smokeless and dissolvable tobacco products, including
but not limited to, dip, spit/spitless, chew, snuff, snus and nasal
tobacco; and any product intended to mimic tobacco, containing tobacco
flavoring or delivering nicotine, including but not limited to, electronic
nicotine delivery systems, e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-hookahs, vape
pen or any other product name or descriptor, or the use of any other
type of tobacco or nicotine product for the purpose of circumventing
the prohibition of tobacco in this policy. This does not include products
specifically approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) for the purpose of cessation or nicotine replacement therapy.
This policy will be communicated through tobacco-free signs
posted at all property entrances and throughout the facility. Everyone
is required to comply with the Town of Madison tobacco-free policy.
Violations by Town employees will result in disciplinary action
in accordance with the Town of Madison Personnel Policy. All other
persons violating the Town of Madison tobacco-free policy shall be
required to leave the premises.
