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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
AN AMENDMENT PROHIBITING THE USE OF TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA ON ALL FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY PROPERTY
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Part 1 - General Ordinances, Chapter 2 - Administration, Article IIII - County Board, Division 2. - Rules of Organization and Procedure, Sections 3-3-21 - 3-3-23 are hereby amended as follows:
3-3-21: - SMOKING TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA USE POLICY FOR FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT FACILITIES AND PROPERTIES.
A. Prohibition of Smoking Tobacco and Marijuana Use in Cook County Forest Preserve District Facilities and Properties: The use of any tobacco or marijuana products in any form Smoking by smoking, inhaling, exhaling, burning, consuming or carrying of any lighted cigarette, lighted cigar, lighted pipe, vaporizer, snuff, snus, chewing tobacco or other lighted tobacco product in any other form ("smoking") is not permitted in any areas of any District FacilityProperty. This ban on smoking applies to all public areas of District as well as all areas used only by District employees or officials, including without limitation individual offices. This ban does not include facilities utilized as private residences.
B. Prohibition of Smoking Tobacco and Marijuana Use in District Vehicles: Smoking Tobacco and Marijuana use is prohibited in all vehicles owned or leased by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
C. Reasonable Distance: Smoking is prohibited within fifteen (15) feet of an enclosed area of any District Facility, so as to prohibit congestion at exits that could constitute a fire hazard in the event of an emergency evacuation of the District Facility. However, if the District operates District Facilities within buildings owned by third parties and the District's use in those buildings is not exclusive, this Subsection shall apply only insofar as it restricts the conduct of District employees.
DC. Implementation: All appropriate District rep...
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