[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Washington 7-5-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any Borough-owned or -leased building, including but not
limited to all municipal buildings, library, senior center, recreation
center, etc., in which the public is invited or the public is permitted.
The burning or use of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, e-cigarette,
vape or any other matter or substance which emits a vapor or smoke.
A.
Smoking in public buildings and on Borough properties as herein defined
within the Borough of Washington is prohibited. Borough employees
are permitted to smoke in designated smoking areas.
B.
"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 posted at each public building entrance and within said building,
as well as at conspicuous locations on recreation properties, in a
number and in a manner determined by the administrator in charge of
each such building or recreation property to be sufficient to inform
the public that there is no smoking allowed within the building or
on any such recreation property. The signs may contain a warning that
smoking within the building or on any such recreation property is
subject to a fine. The failure to post any such sign shall not be
a defense to a violation of this chapter.
The enforcement authority of this chapter shall be the Police
Department of the Township of Washington.
