(1) The enforcement of the smoking and tobacco use rules and regulations in this section, WAC
504-37-010 and
504-37-020 is the responsibility of campus public safety personnel with the assistance of all members of the WSU Vancouver community. Members of the WSU Vancouver community may notify public safety of repeat offenders and/or of disruptive behavior. The following WSU Vancouver persons and departments are responsible for ensuring that the WSU Vancouver smoking and tobacco use policy is communicated to employees, students, visitors and others in the WSU Vancouver community as indicated:
(a) Human resources regarding employees;
(b) Student affairs regarding students;
(c) Department leads regarding contractors and other visitors;
(d) Communications and scheduling offices for events with external visitors;
(e) Facilities operations for outside contractors and vendors working on campus;
(f) Public safety regarding campus visitors;
(g) Chancellor's office regarding partner institutions.
(2) Each of the above responsible persons and departments may establish procedures and protocols, consistent with each other and the WSU Vancouver smoking and tobacco use policy, designed to eliminate tobacco use from campus, increase compliance, and assist tobacco users in availing themselves of tobacco dependency treatment options.
(3) Any person who repeatedly violates the WSU Vancouver smoking and tobacco use policy may be asked to leave the premises and/or may be removed and subject to trespass admonition. Employees may be subject to corrective or disciplinary action and students may be subject to student conduct action. Public safety officers are authorized to control, and regulate facilities use as prescribed by this policy.
(4) Any person interfering with a university public safety officer in the discharge of the WSU Vancouver smoking and tobacco use policy may be in violation of WSU Vancouver policy and state law (RCW).
[Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.30.150. WSR 13-24-029, § 504-37-030, filed 11/25/13, effective 12/26/13.]