§ 16-702. Smoking prohibited in certain public and private places.

Smoking is unlawful in the following areas, establishments, forms of public transportation, and public places:

All areas identified in Texas Penal Code Section 48.01(a), including but not limited to a public primary or secondary school or an elevator, enclosed theater or movie house, library, museum, hospital, transit system bus, or intrastate bus, (as defined by Section 541.201, Transportation Code), plane, or train which is a public place;

Art galleries, and similar cultural facilities;

Classrooms and lecture halls;

Day care or child care facilities;

Health care facilities;

Public conveyances;

Public meetings;

Restaurants and bar areas within restaurants excluding patio dining areas;

Bars as defined in section 16-701;

Retail establishment;

Service lines;

Shopping centers and malls;

Sports arenas;

All property owned or leased by the La Vernia Independent School District for school purposes, including but not limited to, school grounds, school buildings, and related facilities;

Recreational and/or park areas within 25 feet of bleachers/seating areas, playgrounds, and where clearly posted "No-Smoking";

Hotels and motels except those guest rooms designated as smoking rooms as provided in section 16-703, Exemptions;

Bingo halls;

Public restrooms;

Workplaces; and

Within an eight foot radius of all operable windows and points of ingress and egress of all public places in which smoking is prohibited.

(Ord. No. 102512-01, § 2, 10-25-2012)