20-1-220. Use of tobacco product in public school building or on public school property prohibited. (1) An individual may not use a tobacco product in a public school building or on public school property.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the use of a tobacco product in a classroom or on other school property as part of a lecture, demonstration, or educational forum sanctioned by a school administrator or faculty member concerning the risks associated with use of a tobacco product.
(3) The principal of an elementary or secondary school, or the principal's designee, may enforce this section.
(4) A violation of this section is subject to the penalties provided in 50-40-115.
(5) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Public school building" or "public school property":
(i) means public land, fixtures, buildings, or other property owned or occupied by an institution for the teaching of minor children that is established and maintained under the laws of the state of Montana at public expense; and
(ii) includes school playgrounds, school steps, parking lots, administration buildings, athletic facilities, gymnasiums, locker rooms, and school buses.
(b) "Tobacco product" means a substance intended for human consumption that contains tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and smokeless tobacco.