(a)  Smoking tobacco in any form is a public nuisance and dangerous to public health and is not permitted in any municipal building within the town of East Greenwich.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-2-42

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9

(b)  “Municipal building” means any publicly owned building and offices. Smoking is prohibited in all indoor places or portions of those places owned, leased or rented by the town of East Greenwich or by agencies supported by appropriation of the town’s municipal taxes.

(c)  The town council of East Greenwich is authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this section.

History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 361, § 1.