Rule 3358:5-13-03 | Smoke-free environment/alternative nicotine products.
(A) Smoking is defined as the burning of tobacco or any other material in any type of smoking equipment, including but not restricted to, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars, or pipes.
(B) Alternative nicotine product means an electronic cigarette or any other product or device that consists of or contains nicotine that can be ingested into the body by any means, including but not limited to, chewing, smoking, absorbing, dissolving, or inhaling; excluding chewing gum or patch.
(C) The board of trustees of Clark state college, in an effort to protect the health, safety and welfare of students, employees, and visitors to the college, prohibits smoking and the use of alternative nicotine products on all campuses and in other enclosed areas owned or leased by the college and in all vehicles owned or leased by the college pursuant to Chapter 3794. of the Revised Code. Smoking and use of tobacco products by patrons (not employees) is allowed in designated areas that are within fifty feet of the Performing Arts Center Complex.
(D) Smoking or use of tobacco products is strictly prohibited on campus property except smoking is allowed in personal vehicles parked on campus owned property, but subject to landord policies on reted space.
(E) The implementation and administration of this policy shall be under the direction of the the vice president for business affairs .
Last updated February 20, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Supplemental Information
Amplifies: 3358
Prior Effective Dates: 10/26/1987, 6/21/1993, 7/1/1998, 10/28/2005, 2/1/2007, 8/20/2012, 3/27/2015, 10/23/2015