Under the City of Brampton Transit By-law, no person shall smoke or hold a lighted tobacco product, including a cigar, cigarette or pipe at any of Brampton Transit’s Terminals. This includes all outdoor areas within 9m of an entrance door, or any other outdoor space on the property including platforms. This would therefore include all air intakes and operable windows, as well as doorways, of transit terminals.
Products Included
Cigarettes, Cigars, Pipes
Definitions
None included in the bylaw.
Places Smoking Prohibited
Doorways, air intakes, operable windows
Transit Shelters/Stops
Buffer Zones
Doorways, Air Intakes and Operable Windows – Buffer Zone 1-10 m
Policy Analysis
This bylaw provides an example of a transit authority bylaw. It could be strengthened by prohibiting smoking at all transit stops, not just at the terminals.
Enforcement
The City of Brampton Corporate Security staff enforce the Transit By-law by issuing two warnings. Upon the third offence the individual is banned via the Trespass to Property Act. Once banned, individuals who do not comply can face a Trespassing Charge laid by Peel Regional Police Service.
Date Passed: April 9, 2008
Date in Force: June 30, 2014
Date Last Amended: May 21, 2014
Leading Edge: No
Level of Government: Municipal
Smoke-free Ontario Act Status: Exceeds Smoke-free Ontario Act
Bylaw Under Development? No
Supporting Information
Please find contact information related to this bylaw, and links to supporting materials.
Contact: [email protected] or 905-874-2999
- Online query form instead of email
- Transit By-law #82-2008
- Transit By-law #138-2014 (amendments) – not available online
- Transit No Smoking By-Law – Backgrounder and FAQs
