LOCAL LAW NO. "G" FOR 2023
A LOCAL LAW OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK AMENDING CHAPTER 242 OF THE ALBANY COUNTY CODE TO PROHIBIT SMOKING AND VAPING AT COUNTY PROPERTIES AND IN COUNTY VEHICLES
Introduced: 6/12/23
By McLean Lane, Commisso, Miller and Willingham:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article Creation.
Chapter 242, Article VI, Smoking and Vaping on County Properties, is hereby created.
Section 2. ? 242-32 - Legislative Intent and Purpose.
The Albany County Legislature finds that, each year, 41,000 people die prematurely from exposure to second hand smoke. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, there is no safe level of secondhand smoke exposure. E-cigarette aerosol (often called vapor) can also contain harmful and potentially harmful substances including nicotine, ultrafine particles, flavoring chemicals, volatile organic compounds, and heavy metals. County employees and visitors to Albany County buildings or vehicles should be able to work and seek services without being exposed to second hand smoke or e-cigarette vapors, aerosols, and smells. Therefore, it is the purpose of this law to protect the public health and welfare of the residents of Albany County by prohibiting all types of smoking, vaping, and smokeless use in Albany County buildings, within 25 feet of an entrance to and Albany County buildings, and within any County vehicles.
Section 3. ? 242-33 - Definitions.
Smoking - Inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, tobacco, marijuana, hookah, or any other combustible substance in any manner or in any form, or any other lighted or heated plant or chemical product intended for inhalation, in any manner or in any form.
Vaping/Smokeless Use - The release of tobacco, nicotine, marijuana, smokeless tobacco, or e-cigarette aerosol or vapor in any manner or in any form via e-cigarette, electronic aerosol delivery system, smokeless device, or other sim...
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