{"id":478,"date":"2026-01-08T14:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/?post_type=library&#038;p=478"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:21:42","slug":"smoke-and-tobacco-free-campus","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/smoke-and-tobacco-free-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke and Tobacco-Free Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--3\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-authority\">Authority<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/statutes\/statutes\/36\/11\">Wisconsin Statutes \u00a7\u00a7 36.11<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/statutes\/statutes\/101\/i\/123\">101.123<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rossie v. State Department of Revenue, 395 N.W.2d 801<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Wis. App. 1986) <a href=\"http:\/\/Wis. Admin. Code sec.18.08 (9)(b)\">Wis. Admin. Code sec.18.08 (9)(b)<\/a> \u201cPostings and Signage\u201d and <a href=\"http:\/\/Wis. Admin. Code sec.18.08 (9)(b)\">18.08 (11)(a-b)<\/a> \u201cSmoking\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/statutes\/statutes\/287\/iv\/81\">Wis. Stat, sec. 287.81<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>51ÁÔÆæ Administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2009\/related\/acts\/12\">2009 Wisconsin Act 12 (Statewide Smoking Ban)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--3\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-policy\">Policy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-statement-of-policy\">I. Statement of Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ is committed to maintaining a safe campus environment and to ensuring that it acts to the extent possible to shield its students and employees from harm. To mitigate the established health risks associated with the use of tobacco products and exposure to second-hand smoke, 51ÁÔÆæ prohibits smoking and the use of tobacco on all campus property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ii-reporting-of-violations\">II. Reporting of Violations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An employee or student who observes a violation of this policy may make the violator aware of the restrictions contained in this policy and that they are violating UWS 18.08 <a href=\"http:\/\/UWS 18.08 (9)\">(9)<\/a> and (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/code\/admin_code\/uws\/18\/08\/11\">1<\/a>1) and may report the violation to the University Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon receiving a report, the University Police will investigate the complaint and may issue a warning to the violator. If a violator continues to disregard the posted signs, the violator may be issued a citation by the University Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees or students who observe a frequent pattern of smoking policy violations at a particular location may notify University Police about this location. University Police will investigate the smoking violations at this location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-iii-exemptions\">III. Exemptions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From time to time, 51ÁÔÆæ may exempt employees or students from this policy under unique, limited circumstances (e.g., if smoking is required as part of an artistic performance or if smoking may be required in a laboratory by a research project). Persons seeking such an exemption should contact the Provost&#8217;s office for approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This policy does not apply to products that (i) have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for medical and therapeutic purposes and (ii) are used in a manner that is consistent with such purposes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--3\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-definitions\">Definitions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p><strong>Smoking<\/strong> means the use of any variety of lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette or other smoking equipment, including electronic delivery devices, whether filled with tobacco or any other type of materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tobacco<\/strong> means any tobacco product, including those which are smokeless, chewable, spit, spitless, dissolvable, or inhaled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1287,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[37,49],"topic":[26],"class_list":["post-478","library","type-library","status-publish","hentry","category-administrative-policies-procedures","category-selected-academic-and-administrative-policies","topic-health-safety"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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