Point Pleasant Beach Council Bans Smoking On Boardwalk

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ - Add another location in the borough to the list of places where you can't smoke.
Borough Council members recently adopted an ordinance that prohibits smoking and the use of e-cigarettes on the boardwalk.

"...the odors caused by persons who smoke and the litter caused by persons who improperly dispose of such litter on public properties significantly detract from the wholesome, healthy environment and reduce the enjoyment of these public properties for those who want to enjoy the healthy and wholesome environment free of smoke-related pollution," according to the ordinance which was adopted on Dec. 5.

Smoking is already prohibited in borough hall, the public works building, the water department, Pleasure Park, the Newark Avenue playground, Little League ballfields, the gazebo on Arnold Avenue, the Maryland Avenue oceanfront beach and all school grounds.

Smoking is defined as the burning of, inhaling from, exhaling the smoke from, or the possession of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco or any other matter that can be smoked, or the inhaling or exhaling of smoke or vapor from an electronic smoking device.

An electronic smoking device is defined as a device that delivers nicotine or other substances to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, or pipe, the ordinance states.

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