ii. Second Violation – $300.00 Fine, Subject to Student Conduct Sanction(s), and possible Residence Hall Expulsion 7. Discharge of building fire extinguisher for non-emergency purpose i. All Violations – $100.00 Fine, plus additional cleaning charges and Subject to Student Conduct Probation SMOKING AND TOBACCO POLICY Smoking is allowed in parking lot areas on the perimeter of campus only. Smoking products of any kind, including electronic or vapor cigarettes, are prohibited anywhere within the campus buildings, including residence halls and the campus green. 1. Purpose This policy and its procedures set forth the University’s protocols related to tobacco and smoking on University property in order to provide a safe and healthy learning and working environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors in conformity with SDCL Ch. 34-46 and other applicable federal and state laws. 2. Definitions • Smoking: inhaling, exhaling, burning, operating, or carrying any lighted or heated Tobacco Product or Vapor Product, as defined herein. • Tobacco Product: any item made of tobacco intended for human consumption, including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco. Tobacco Product also includes Vapor Product. • Vapor Product: any electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device and any vapor cartridge or other container of nicotine in a solution or other form that is intended to be used with or in an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device. The term, Vapor Product, does not include any product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for sale as tobacco cessation products and marketed and sold solely for that purpose. • University Property: includes, but is not limited to, parking lots, athletic fields and courts, playgrounds, facilities, vehicles, and any other indoor and outdoor areas under the control of the University, whether owned or leased, including inside any vehicle or private conveyance located on University Property. 3. Policy • Smoking and the use of Tobacco Product and Vapor Product, as defined in this policy, are allowed only in designated areas of campus parking lots. • This policy applies to University students, faculty, staff, visitors and vendors and to all University Property, regardless of location. • Smoking and the use of Tobacco Product and Vapor Product is prohibited in any enclosed place, including but not limited to, all offices, classrooms, hallways, community areas, performance venues, and residential spaces within University housing. 40 NSU STUDENT HANDBOOK 2024-25
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