N.Y. Public Health Law § 1399-o-1: Smoking and vaping restrictions; certain outdoor areas

§ 1399-o-1. Smoking and vaping restrictions; certain outdoor areas. 1.

Smoking and vaping shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke or

vape during the hours between sunrise and sunset, when one or more

persons under the age of twelve are present at any playground. For the

purposes of this section, the term "playground" means an improved area

designed, equipped, and set aside for play of six or more children which

is not intended for use as an athletic playing field or athletic court,

and shall include any play equipment, surfacing, fencing, signs,

internal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation, and related

structures. Playgrounds or playground equipment constructed upon one,

two and three-family residential real property are exempt from the

requirements of this section. This section shall not apply to any

playground located within the city of New York.

2. No police officer, peace officer, regulatory officer or law

enforcement official may arrest, ticket, stop or question any person

based solely or in part on an alleged violation of subdivision one of

this section, nor may an alleged violation of subdivision one of this

section support probable cause to conduct any search or limited search

of any person or his or her immediate surroundings.