No person shall be permitted to use tobacco products or tobacco substitutes as defined in 7 V.S.A. § 1001 on public school grounds or at public school sponsored functions. Public school boards may adopt policies that include confiscation and appropriate referrals to law enforcement authorities. (Added 1987, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 1995, No. 52, § 1; 1997, No. 58, § 10; 2013, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2017, No. 74, § 21.)