OR 96-741 Prohibit smoking & tobacco use AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 96741
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 9-
14-2 TO ADD SUBSECTION F TO PROHIBIT THE SMOKING OR
POSSESSION OF A BURNING TOBACCO PRODUCT OR USE OF
TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN CERTMN PARK AND RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, be and the
same is hereby amended by amending Section 9-14-2, in part, to add Subsection F to read
as follows:
"Sec. 9-14-2 SMOKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PUBLIC AREAS
F. It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke or possess a burning
tobacco, weed or other plant product or to use any tobacco product
within any athletic, park or recreation facility owned, operated or
managed by the City, including playground areas, stadiums used for
athletic contests, park buildings, recreation centers, any seating area of
an athletic facility (including an indoor or outdoor athletic facility) and
any game or practice fields. The City shall post a conspicuous sign at
the main entrance to such facilities indicating smoking or possession
of burning tobacco products or the use of tobacco products is
prohibited."
SECTION 2. That all ordinances and provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Coppell, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are
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hereby, repealed, and all other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or portion of this
ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be void or
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said
ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 4. An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is
governed by the prior law and the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, in
effect when the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this
purpose.
SECTION 5. That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Coppell, Texas,
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each
offense, and each and every day such violation shall continue shall be deemed to constitute
a separate offense.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after
its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
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DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the .7~ ....
day of//.'~ ~'~ ,5,.~, ~_ , 1996.
~ I APPROVED:
TOM MORTON, MAYOR
ATIEST:
12.t qDA GRiU, Ci4YY SECRETLY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PETER G. SMITH, CITY ATTORNEY
(PGS/ct 1/30/96)
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