Smoking and Other Tobacco Use and Possession on Campus

Policy Number
BP 3570
Policy Category
Chapter 3 - General Institution
Adopted
Last Reviewed

To enforce smoking and tobacco control regulations and procedures, the President is authorized to:

  • Set enforcement standards for all Lane Community College sites and campuses;
  • Direct that Lane Community College post signs stating its tobacco use policy on campus, as follows:
    • the locations at which smoking or tobacco use is prohibited on campus;
    • the locations at which smoking or tobacco use is permitted on campus;
  • Inform students, employees, and visitors of the tobacco use policy and enforcement measures.

Possession of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems by persons under the age of 21 is prohibited on all Lane Community College grounds and property. This includes, but is not limited to: in facility buildings, at facility-sponsored activities, in vehicles on facility grounds on all campuses, including satellite properties.

This policy applies to all Lane Community College employees, volunteers, clients, students, visitors, vendors and contractors.

Exceptions to this policy are made for a person for whom a tobacco or nicotine product or a substance to be used with an inhalant delivery system has been lawfully prescribed.

This does not include FDA approved nicotine replacement therapy products for the purpose of cessation.

Limited exemptions to this policy may be allowed when tobacco has a ceremonial use.

Board Policies are adopted by the Lane Community College Board of Education and establish the College’s governing principles and institutional direction. These policies are reviewed by the Board at least every five years or more often as needed. Board Policies are distinct from College Operating Policies and Procedures (COPPS), which provide operational guidance and are developed through governance processes and by responsible managers.