O-2016-3648 Amendment to Chapter 34 of the La Porte Code of Ordinances to Add Vaping

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Tobacco bar means a bar in which the on-site sales or rentals of tobacco products and smoking accessories for consumption or use on the premises exceeds 20 percent of annual gross revenues and into which entry is restricted to individuals 18 years of age and above. Tobacco product means a cigarette; a cigar; smoking tobacco, including granulated, plug -cut, crimp -cut, ready rubbed and any form of tobacco suitable for smoking in a pipe or as a cigarette; chewing tobacco, including plug, scrap, and any kind of tobacco suitable for chewing, snuff or other preparations of pulverized tobacco; nicotine product, or dissolvable nicotine; Vaping means inhaling or exhaling vapors of electronic vaping liquid from an electronic vaping device. Sec. 34-52. - Prohibition of smoking in enclosed public places. Smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed public places within the city, except as provided in section 34-57 of this Code. Sec. 34-53. - Prohibition of smoking in places of employment. (a) Smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed areas within places of employment, except as provided in section 34-57 of this Code. (b) An employer shall communicate this prohibition to all prospective employees upon their application for employment. Sec. 34-54. - Prohibition of smoking in seating areas at outdoor events. Smoking shall be prohibited in the seating areas and covered concourses of all outdoor sports arenas, stadiums, and amphitheaters, as well as in bleachers and grandstands for use by spectators at sporting and other public events. Sec. 34-55. - Prohibition of smoking in covered public transportation facilities. Smoking shall be prohibited in any covered public transportation facilities, including ticket, boarding, and waiting areas of public transit depots. Sec. 34-56. - Reasonable distance. Smoking is prohibited within 25 feet outside entrances, exits, or wheelchair ramps serving any entrance or exit, operable windows, and ventilation systems of enclosed areas where smoking is prohibited, so as to ensure that smoke does not enter those areas. This section shall not apply to restaurant and bar outdoor seating areas. Sec. 34-57. - Where smoking is not regulated. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, the following areas shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 34-52 and 34-53 of this Code: