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THE CORPORA TJON OF THE TOWN OF KINCARDINE
BY-LAW
BY-LAW NO. 1996-21
A BY-LAW TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN THE DAVIDSON CENTRE
WHEREAS paragraph 140 of Section 210 of the Municipal Act
R.S.O. 1990 as amended, provides that by-laws may be passed for
abating public nuisances;
AND WHEREAS it has been determined
be deemed to be a public nuisance
discomforting properties and
hazard to those subjected to it;
that second-hand smoke may
due to its irritating and
is recognized as a heal th
AND WHEREAS the Davidson Centre for Kincardine and District is
a centre provided for area residents' recreational uses, in
part to encourage a healthy lifestyle;
AND WHEREAS public congregations
Davidson Centre;
are commonplace at the
NOW THEREFORE the Council for The Corporation of the Town of
Kincardine ENACTS as follows:
1.0 DEFINITIONS
1.1
Common Area shall
Davidson Centre that
purposes of access to
areas.
mean any indoor area of the
is open to the public for the
rooms, offices or recreational
1.2
Davidson Centre shall
known as the Davidson
district located at 601
Kincardine.
mean the buildings commonly
Centre for Kincardine and
Durham Street in the Town of
1.3 Designated Smoking Area - shall mean areas where
smoking will be allowed and shall be limited to those
rooms normally let by the Town for private usage by
groups ( Kincardine Hall, the Sun Room and meeting
rooms, and the Arena under the authority of a special
occasion permit only)
1.4 Second Hand Smoke - shall mean exhaled smoke and smoke
from a lit cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other lit
smoking or tobacco using device.
1.5
Smoking shall mean the production of
smoke and includes the carrying of a
cigarette, pipe or any other lit smoking
using device.
second-hand
lit cigar,
or tobacco
1.6
Recreational Areas - shall include those areas of the
Davidson Centre dedicated to recreational activities
or the observance of such activities, such as the
arena floor, change rooms, bleachers and the pool
area.
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2.0 PROHIBITIONS
2.1
Smoking is prohibited in
recreational areas of
common areas, offices
Davidson Centre shall
smoke.
all common areas, offices and
the Davidson Centre and all
and recreational areas of the
be kept free of second-hand
2.3 Smoking is prohibited in rooms normally let by the
Town unless a designation otherwise is made by the
renting party(ies) .
3.0 DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS
3.1 Rooms rented by individuals or groups and for which a
fee has been paid to the municipality may be
designated as a smoking area by the renters of the
room.
3.2 Rented recreational areas may not be designated as
smoking areas with the exception of the arena and in
that case shall be at the discretion of the renter and
only under the authority of a special occasion permit.
3.3 An employee smoking area shall be designated by the
Kincardine & District Recreation Board in consultation
with management. This area shall not be generally
accessible to the public and shall contain the
necessary ventilation for such a purpose.
4.0 SUNDRY
4.1 Every person who contravenes any provisions of this
by-law is guilty of an offence and is subject to the
penalties as prescribed in the Provincial Offences
Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.33.
4.2 This by-law shall come into full force and effect upon
its final passage.
4.3 This by-law may be cited as the "Prohibit Smoking in
Davidson Centre By-Law".
READ a FIRST and SECOND time this 7th day of March, 1996.
READ a THIRD time and FINALLY PASSED this 21st day of March,
1996.
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Mayor
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Clerk