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VILLAGEOF NAKUSP
BYLAW679, 2018
TOBACCOAND CANNABISSMOKING REGULATION
WHEREASthe Council ofthe Village of Nakusp deems it desirable for the health, safety and welfare
of the inhabitants of the Village to prohibit or regulate the smoking tobacco or cannabis.
NOW THEREFOREthe Council of the Village of Nakusp, in open
meeting
assembled,
enacts
as
follows:
TITLE
1
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Tobacco and Cannabis Smoking Regulation Bylaw No. 679,
2018".
DEFINITIONS
2
In this Bylaw:
"Cannabis" has the same meaning as in the Cannabis Act (Canada), as amended or replaced
from time to time;
"E--Cigarette"means the following
(a) A product or device, whether or not it resembles a cigarette,
containing
an electronic
or battery-powered
heating
elements
capable
of vapourizing
an e-substance
for
inhalation or release into the air.
(b) A prescribed
product or device similar in nature
or use to a product or device described
in paragraph
(a)
"E--substance"means a solid, liquid or gas, that, on being heated, produces a vapour for
use in an e-cigarette,
regardless or whether the solid, liquid or gas contains nicotine.
"Park" means any real property
owned or subject to a right of occupation
by the Village for
the purposes
of pleasure,
recreation
or community
uses of the public including but not
limited to public parks, playgrounds, sportsfields, trails, ball diamonds, and all buildings
and improvements
and shall include all beaches and other public areas adjacent to land
covered by water
including the waterfront walkway.
Bylaw No. 679, 2018
-- Page 2
''PublicSpace" means any public facilities or buildings, real property;
or portions of public
facilities or buildings, real property;
owned or leased by the Village to which the public is
ordinarily invited or permitted
to be in or on, and includes, but it is not necessarily limited
to, the grounds of public facilities or buildings.,
"Smoke or vape cannabis" includes the following:
(a) Smoke or hold lighted cannabis;
(b) Use or hold a device that is vapouring cannabis for inhalation or release into the air
(c) Use an e-cigarette
or hold an activate e-cigarette
containing cannabis
"Smoke or vape tobacco" includes the following:
(a) Smoke or hold lighted tobacco or other dried plant material, except cannabis;
(b) Use or hold a device that is vapouring tobacco or other dried plant material, except
cannabis, for inhalation or release into the air
(c) Use an e-cigarette
or hold an activated e-cigarette
"Tobacco" means tobacco leaves or products produced from tobacco in any for or for any
use;
TOBACCO
3
No person shall smoke or vape tobacco in any park or public space.
CANNABIS
4
No person shall smoke or vape cannabis in any park or public space.
Read a first, second and third time by the Municipal Council this 28"'day of May, 2018
Adopted by the Municipal Council ofthe Village of Nakusp this 25"'day oflune,
2018
Mayor
Chief Administrative Officer