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BY-LAWRESPECTING SMOKING
INTHECAPEBRETONREGIONAL MUNICIPALITY
AsAmended toNovember 18, 2003)
BEITENACTED bytheRegional Council oftheCape Breton Regional
Municipality asfollows:
ShortTitle
1. ThisBy-lawshallbeknown asthe "Smoking By-law."
Purpose
2. (a) Thepurpose oftheby-lawistosignificantly limitthepublic'sexposure tothe
damaging effectsofsecond-handsmoke.
b)Toprotect employees whoworkinindoor public places fromthedamaging effects
ofsecond handsmoke.
Interpretation
3. InthisBy-law:
Casino"
a)
means anygaming facility operating underacasino license issued under
theNSGaming Control Actunder authority oftheNSGaming Commission or
subsequent successor;
Drinkingstablishment"
b)
E
means alicenced lounge, cabaret, beverage roomor
tavernbutdoesnotinclude alicensed dinning room, orrestaurant;
Health CareComplex"
c)
means anyhealthcarehospital;
Mall"
d)
means anypublic areawhich istotally enclosed andtowhich commercial
establishments have access andincludes foodfairsandsimilar congregations of
foodestablishments, whicharegrouped together andprovide common seating for
patrons, butdoesnotinclude partsofstructures otherwise defined inthisby-law;
By-LawRespecting Smoking
intheCapeBreton Regional Municipality (amended)
Patio"
e)
means anyoutdoor seating areawhichisnotcovered, inwholeorinpart,
byarooforawning;
PlaceofPublic Assembly
f)"
means abuilding orpartthereof, used, orintended to
beused, bythepublic, whether gratisorforafee, forcivic, political, travel,
religious, social, educational, entertainment, recreational orlikepurposes,
including butnotlimitedto, bowling alleys, poolhalls, thelobbyorhallways, lunch
room, cafeteria ofaninstitution orofficebuilding ortheopen spaceportions ofa
shopping centerorshopping mall, including afoodcourtareanotseparated from
theopenspaceportions byaphysical enclosure, andincludes aretailstore;
Proprietor"
g)
means theperson whocontrols, governs ordirects theactivity
carried onwithin thekindsofpremises referred tointhisby-lawandincludes the
person whoistheassessed ownerortheoccupant ofthepremises, andincludes a
corporation, asshown ontheAssessment RollfortheCape Breton Regional
Municipality;
Reception Area"
h)
means thespace usedbyanofficeorestablishment forthe
receiving orgreeting ofcustomers, clientsorotherpersons dealing withsuch
officeorestablishment;
Restaurant"
i)
means anestablishment orthat portion ofanestablishment,
engaged inthesaleandservice offoodtothepublic forconsumption onthe
premises, andincludes alicensed diningroom, asidewalk caféandaroofcovered
patiobutdoesnotinclude adrinking establishment;
Retail Store"
j)
means abuilding orpartofabuilding, booth, stallorplace usedfor
thepurpose ofretailtradeorservices, butdoesnotinclude:
i)
aplace wheretheonlytradeorbusiness carried onisthatofarestaurant,
licensed diningroom, ordrinking establishment; or
ii)
aplacewhere theonlytradeorbusiness carried onisthatofthecustom
blending oftobaccos, orsaleoftobaccos, pipes, cigars orsmokers' sundries;
oracigarparlour orpleasure smoking room;
Service line"
k)
means anindoor lineoftwo (2) ormore persons awaiting service
ofanykind, regardless ofwhether ornotsuchservice involves theexchange of
money including butnotlimitedto:
i)
sales;
ii)
provision ofinformation, transactions oradvice, and
iii)
transfers ofmoneyorgoods;
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By-LawRespecting Smoking
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Smoke" or "Smoking"
l)
includes thecarrying oflighted cigar, cigarette, pipeor
anyotherlighted smoking equipment.
Smoking Restrictions
4.1Noperson shallsmoke, andnoproprietor shallpermit smoking, inanyofthefollowing
places, excepting apremises where theonlytradeorbusiness carried onisthecustom
blending oftobaccos, orthesaleoftobaccos, pipes, cigars, orsmoker'ssundries:
a)Inarestaurant, alimited service food establishment, acasino, drinking
establishment orbingohall;
b)aplaceofpublic assembly;
c)arenas, bowling alley orpoolhall;
d)anyservice counter inanypremises including unenclosed areas behind suchservice
counters;
e)anyservice lineonanypremises;
f)anyreception areaincluding anyunenclosed areaadjoining areception area;
g)anyhotelroomormotelroomdesignated bytheproprietor asnon-smoking;
h)anyelevator, escalator, orstairway which isgenerally usedbyandopentothe
public;
i)anypublic transportation facilities andvehicles;
j)anytaxicab orlimousine, shuttleortourvehicle licensed undertheCapeBreton
Regional Municipality;
k)anyrestrooms generally usedbyandopentothepublic;
l)school buses;
m) healthcare hospital complex
n)anybuilding exterior oroutside areaunderthecontrol oftheowner orthe
proprietor designated asanon-smoking areawithappropriate signage.
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By-LawRespecting Smoking
intheCapeBreton Regional Municipality (amended)
NoSmoking inDesignated Areas
5. 1. Subject toanorderoftheProvincial FireMarshal orofaFireChiefareas
NON-SMOKING AREAS
designated as
shallbekeptfreeofallashtrays and
othersuchitemsforthediscarding ofsmoking material.
SignsRequired
6.1The personinchargeor, theproprietor ofpremises andtheoperator ofanypublic
transportation vehicle, school bus, taxi, limousine, shuttle ortourvehicle shall
ensure thatasufficient number ofsignsasprescribed bythisby-lawaredisplayed
soastobeclearly visiblefromallpartsofthepremises ortransportation vehicle.
Exterior Signs
6.2The proprietor ofabuilding where smoking isprohibited shallaffixtoallentrance
doorsoftheestablishment ataheight of1.25to1.75metres fromthefloorasign
which isclearly visible fromtheoutside indicating whether ornotthepremises
provides anon-smoking areaandthesignmaybeinkeeping withthearchitectural
character ofthebuilding.
Interior Signs
7Where smoking isprohibited inabuilding orapartthereof, orwheretheproprietor
hasdesignated allorpartofthepremises asnon-smoking, theproprietor shall:
a) prominently display asufficient number ofsignsasprescribed bySection 8,
soastobeclearly visible fromallpartsofthepremises towhichthesigns
apply; and
Signs
8. Forthepurpose ofsubsection (2) hereof theletterheight meanstheactualheightofthe
letter regardless ofwhether itisacapitalorlowercaseletter; where asection ofthisby-
lawrequires asigntobeinaccordance withthissection, suchsignshall:
a)carrythetext "NoSmoking" todesignate anareawhere smoking is
prohibited, incapitalorlowercaselettersoracombination ofboth;
b)haveawhite background, withredletters inthecaseofa "No
Smoking" sign, provided thatthisclause shallnotapplytosigns
required tobeplaced inrestaurants which maybeofacolour and
designinkeeping withthecharacter oftherestaurant; and
c)withrespect tosizeoflettering, benotlessthanthefollowing height,
based uponthemaximum viewing distance indirect lineatsight, as
follows:
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By-LawRespecting Smoking
intheCapeBreton Regional Municipality (amended)
8.1.1
viewing distance oftwelve (12) feetorless - letterheightofone (1) inch;
8.1.2
viewing distance ofmorethantwelve (12) feetandlessthantwenty-five
25) feet - letterheightoftwo (2) inches;
8.1.3
viewing distance ofmore thantwenty-five (25) feetandlessthanfifty (50)
feet - letterheightofthree (3) inches;
8.1.4
viewing distance ofmore thanfifty (50) feetandlessthanseventy-five (75)
feet - letterheightoffour (4) inches.;
8.1.5
viewing distance ofgreater thanseventy-five (75) feetormore - letter
heightoffive (5) inches;
8.1.6
include inthetextatthebottom ofeachsign "CapeBreton Regional
Municipality By-law" inlettersnotlessthan10-3/8inchesinheight.
NoSmoking Symbol
3)Thefollowing graphic symbol maybeusedtoindicate "NoSmoking"
areas:
Onawhitebackgroundwiththecircleandinterdictorystrokeinred.
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By-LawRespecting Smoking
intheCapeBreton Regional Municipality (amended)
Offence andPenalty
9.1Any person, firmorcorporation whoviolates anyprovision ofthisBy-lawshall
upon summary conviction ofthisby-lawbeguiltyofanoffence and, onsummary
conviction isliabletoafineofnotlessthanthefollowing amounts.
Offences
Individual
Corporation
First $
100.00 $
500.00
Second $
200.00 $
700.00
Third $
300.00 $
1,000.00
Maximum $
1,000.00 $
5,000.00
9.2
Indefault ofpayment thereof forthwith orwithin suchtimeasthepresiding
Provincial Court JudgeorJusticeofthePeace shalldirect, thefineimposed shall
berecoverable undertheprovisions oftheSummary Offences Act.
9.3
Every person, firmorcorporation whocommits anoffence ofacontinuing nature
against thisBy-lawupon summary conviction, isliabletoafineofnotlessthan
onehundred dollars ($100) foreachdaysuchanoffence iscontinued.
9.4
Where abreach ofthisBy-lawisanticipated orisofacontinuing nature, the
Municipality mayapplytoaJudgeoftheSupreme CourtofNovaScotia foran
Injunction orother order andtheJudge maymakeanyorderthathedeems
necessary toenforce theprovisions ofthisBy-law.
9.5
AnyBy-laworanyprovision thereof passed andapproved byanyformer
Municipality within theboundaries oftheCounty ofCape Breton priortothe
effective dateofthisbylaw, which conflicts withoractscontrary totheprovisions
ofthisBy-lawarehereby repealed withthisBy-lawbecoming lawandanyother
provisions ofsuchBy-lawshereby ratified andconfirmed insofar astheyarenotin
conflict withtheBy-law.
9.6
Forthepurposes ofenforcement anofficer shallhavetherighttoentry, without
warrant orpriornotice, forthepurposes ofadministering anyoftherequirements
ofthisBy-law, toallproperties affected bythisbylaw, atallreasonable times, in
ordertoascertain whether suchregulations orotherBy-lawsarebeingobserved.
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Enforcement Agreements
10.
Anyproprietor maythrough agreement withtheCapeBreton Regional
Municipality designate aperson orpersons tobeappointed special constables for
thepurpose ofenforcing thisby-lawontheproprietor'sproperty.
Standing Committee
11.1
There shallbeastanding committee formed toperiodically review thisby-law.
Theintentofthecommittee willbetoassesstheby-law'sperformance withaneye
towards amendments, whicharedeemed tocreateamoreeffective by-law.
11.2
Thiscommittee shallconsistofrepresentatives fromthefollowing:
One (1) member fromthehealthcarecommunity;
i.
One (1) member fromthebusiness community;
ii.
One (1) member fromthebeverage anddiningroomcommunity;
iii.
One (1) member fromaadvocacy groupsuchastheCanadian Cancer
iv.
Society, Heart andLung Foundation orothergroups whoarealigned
totheheathconcerns associated withsmoking;
Two (2) members atlargefromthecommunity.
v.
Themanager responsible forthisbylawshallappoint members.
vi.
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PASSED ANDAPPROVED byCouncil onthe17 dayofApril, A.D., 2001, and
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amended onthe18 dayofNovember, 2003.
JOHNW. MORGAN, MAYOR
BERNIE WHITE
MUNICIPAL CLERK
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By-LawRespecting Smoking
intheCapeBreton Regional Municipality (amended)
Bernie White
I, ,
ClerkoftheCape Breton Regional Municipality, dohereby certify that
theattached isatrueandcorrect copyoftheSmoking By-LawoftheCape Breton
Regional Municipality aspassed andadopted atameeting oftheCape Breton Regional
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Council heldonthe17
dayofApril, A.D., 2001, andamended onthe18 dayof
November, 2003.
Bernie White - Municipal Clerk
EFFECTIVE DATE OFBYLAW: July7, 2001 (Publication Date)
EFFECTIVE DATE OFAMENDMENTS: November 22, 2003 (Publication Date)
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