[Adopted 2-14-2013 by Ord. No. 5-13; amended in its entirety 6-10-2021 by Ord. No. 18-2021]
As used in this article, the following words shall have the
following meanings:
Includes all structures owned and/or operated by the Township
of Hanover and/or occupied by Township employees and used for the
conduct of official business of the Township of Hanover.
Includes all Township-owned motor vehicles and ride-on equipment,
including, but not limited to, lawn mowers, tractors, and golf carts
used for the conduct of official business of the Township of Hanover.
Include all public parks, playgrounds, athletic fields and
parking lots publicly owned by the Township of Hanover and all property
owned by the Township upon which the public is invited or upon which
the public is permitted and where individuals gather for recreational
activities, including all areas adjacent to such facilities, such
as the Bee Meadow Pool, including but not limited to any parking area,
driveway or drive aisle.
The burning of, inhaling from, exhaling the smoke from, or
the possession of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter
or substance which contains tobacco and/or cannabis, and/or any other
matter that can be smoked; or the inhaling or exhaling, or aerosolizing,
of smoke or vapor from an electronic smoking device.
A.
Smoking shall be prohibited in the Municipal Building, Whippanong
Library, Police Headquarters, the Township's Multi-Purpose Community
Center, Monroe Hall and in any other municipal building or facility
owned and operated by the Township of Hanover, including in municipal
vehicles. No-smoking signs or the international no-smoking symbol
(consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed
in a red circle with a diagonal red line through its cross section)
shall be clearly, sufficiently and conspicuously posted at the entrance
to each municipal building facility. The signs shall be clearly visible
to the public and shall contain letters or a symbol which contrast
in color with the sign, indicating that smoking is prohibited therein.
The sign must also indicate the violators are subject to a fine. The
signs shall be written in English and Spanish in accordance with N.J.S.A.
26:3D-55.
B.
Smoking shall be prohibited in all public parks and recreation facilities,
athletic fields, playgrounds, the Bee Meadow Swimming Pool facility
and any other recreational facilities owned and operated by the Township
of Hanover upon which the public is invited or upon which the public
is permitted and where individuals gather for recreational and leisure
activities, including all areas adjacent to such facilities, including
but not limited to any parking area, driveway or drive aisle which
has been designated with no-smoking signs. No-smoking signs or the
international no-smoking symbol (consisting of a pictorial representation
of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a diagonal red
line through its cross section) shall be clearly, sufficiently and
conspicuously posted at the entrance to each facility. The signs shall
be clearly visible to the public and shall contain letters or a symbol
which contrast in color with the sign, indicating that smoking is
prohibited therein. The sign must also indicate the violators are
subject to a fine. The signs shall be written in English and Spanish
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 26:3D-55.
C.
Smoking shall be prohibited in any vehicle registered, owned and
operated by the Township of Hanover, including ride-on equipment.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall
be subject to fine of not less than $250 for the first offense; $500
for the second offense; and $1,000 for each subsequent offense. In
addition, any municipal employee found in violation of this article
may also be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the
Township's policies and procedures governing discipline.
The provisions set forth under this Article III shall be enforced by the Hanover Township Police Department.
