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Article C. Smoking Ban in Public Buildings, Offices andPublic Modes of TransportSection 3C.01. Definition of Terms. When used in this Article: (Ord. No. 05 –s-2002)a) Public Building/Office – structures enclosed with walls and used for publicfunctions or purposes.b) Public Mode of Transport – any vehicle-for-hire carrying people or cargos.c) Smoking – the inhalation and exhalation of smoke from tobacco, cigars orcigarettes.d) Tobacco – cultivated leaves, dried and processed chiefly for cigarettes, cigars orfor smoking in pipes.e) Cigarette – a small roll of finely cut tobacco rolled in thin paper or sometimes intobacco leaf.f) Cigar – a small, compact roll of tobacco leaves prepared for smoking.Section 3C.02. Prohibited Acts. No person shall engage in any smoking activitywithin an enclosed public building or office or while riding inside any public mode oftransport.Section 3C.03. Administrative Provisions. <strong>The</strong> Municipal Mayor, in the case of themunicipal government, or the institutional administrators, in the case of other institutions andagencies, may designate smoking areas in their respective buildings and offices. <strong>The</strong>sedesignated smoking areas shall be well-ventilated and the smoke generated therein shallnot cause inconvenience to the other occupants of the buildings and offices.Section 3C.04 Penalty. Any person who violates the provisions of Section 3C.02 ofthis Article shall be punished by a fine of Two Hundred Pesos (P200.00) for the first offenseand succeeding offenses shall be punished by a fine of Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) peroffense. (Ord. No. 05 –s- 2002)Article D. Construction of Pens or Corrals for Cattle, Swine, Chicken, Duckor Other Domestic Animals or FowlsSection 3D.01. Regulated Acts. No person shall construct any pen or corral forcattle, swine, chicken, duck and other domestic animals or fowls within this municipalitywithout securing a permit therefor from the Office of the Mayor and paying thecorresponding tax or fee imposed under existing revenue ordinances.Section 3D.02. Administrative Provisions. Before an application for a permit isacted upon, the concerned municipal authorities shall inspect the premises where the pen orcorral shall be constructed to determine whether the site and the construction of the pen orcorral conforms to existing laws, ordinances and rules and regulations on health, sanitationand zoning.Section 3D.03. Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this Article shallbe punished by a fine of Two Hundred Pesos (P200.00) or imprisonment of not more thanfifteen (15) days, or both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the Court.148