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20.12.110 Fires, Fireworks and Smoking Prohibited.

City Code Section
  1. A.  A person must not light any fire in any park, except:
    1. 1. A person may operate a grill or stove in designated grill facilities and areas designated by the City Administrator, or by permit issued under Chapter 20.08.
  2. B.  A person must not possess or ignite any fireworks in any park.
  3. C.  A person must not: smoke, aerosolize, or vaporize an inhalant; activate an inhalant delivery system; or, carry a lighted smoking instrument in any park. For purposes of this Section, “smoking instrument” and “inhalant” have the same meaning as in ORS 433.835 and “inhalant delivery system” has the same meaning as in ORS 431A.175.
  4. D.  The City Administrator, in a manner consistent with the City’s Human Resource Administrative Rules, may establish designated smoking and tobacco use areas for:
    1. 1. Parks employees for whom there is no reasonably available non-parks property where smoking and tobacco use is allowed;
    2. 2.   Smoking of noncommercial tobacco products for ceremonial purposes in spaces designated for traditional ceremonies in accordance with the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, 42 U.S.C. 1996, as well as for similar religious ceremonial uses for other cultural groups will be permitted. “Noncommercial tobacco products” means unprocessed tobacco plants or tobacco by-products used for ceremonial or spiritual purposes by Native Americans.
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