14.270 Smoking and Tobacco Products.

(1) Definitions.

Electronic smoking device means any product containing or delivering nicotine, or any other substance, whether natural or synthetic, intended for human consumption through the inhalation of aerosol or vapor from the product. The term electronic smoking device includes, but is not limited to, devices manufactured, marketed, or sold as e-cigarettes, e-cigars, vape pens, mods, tank systems, or under any other product name or descriptor. And includes any component part of a product, whether or not marketed or sold separately.

Smoke means to burn, hold, inhale, exhale, or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other lighted smoking equipment.

Smokeless tobacco means any tobacco which is used by means other than smoking.

(2) Smoking Prohibited in Enclosed Spaces. The City of Manitowoc hereby adopts and incorporates by reference Wis. Stat. § 101.123, as amended from time to time, prohibiting smoking in enclosed places, and further prohibits use of electronic smoking devices wherever smoking is prohibited.

(3) Smoking on School Property Prohibited. No person may smoke or use smokeless tobacco or electronic cigarettes on any property owned or rented by, or under the control of, the Manitowoc Public School District, except that the school board may allow the use of tobacco products on premises owned by the school district and rented to another person for noneducational purposes. The City of Manitowoc hereby adopts and incorporates by reference Wis. Stat. § 120.12(20), as amended from time to time, prohibiting tobacco on school property.

(4) Careless Smoking Prohibited. Any person who, by smoking or attempting to light or to smoke cigarettes, cigars, pipes, tobacco or any other product in any manner, shall through carelessness, recklessness or negligence set fire to any building or the contents thereof so as to endanger life or property in any way or to any extent shall be guilty of a violation of this section.

(5) Smoking at Certain Outdoor Locations. No person may smoke or use smokeless tobacco or electronic cigarettes at or within 50 feet of the Manitowoc Youth Baseball Complex at Citizen Park, or at or within 50 feet of any playground or play structure located on City property.

[Ord. 19-544 § 1, 2019; Ord. 19-378 § 1, 2019; Ord. 18-834 § 2, 2018; Ord. 14-1981 § 1, 2014; Ord. 10-170 §§ 1 – 4, 2010. Prior code § 14.221]