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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS |
Appendix 00083. Regulation of Smoking in Public Places. |
§ 00083-1. Restrictions.
Except as provided in subsection 00083-3(a) through (i), the possession of lighted smoking materials in any form, including but not limited to the possession of lighted cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or other tobacco products, is prohibited in any of the following places used by or open to the public or serving as a place of work:
(a)
Any commercial establishment, including but not limited to retail stores, restaurants, banks, office buildings, and offices;
(b)
Any vehicle of public transportation, including but not limited to trains, buses, limousines for hire, taxicabs, and ferries;
(c)
Elevators;
(d)
Restrooms;
(e)
Libraries, educational facilities, museums, auditoriums, and art galleries;
(f)
Any public area of a health care facility, health clinics, or ambulatory care facilities, including but not limited to laboratories associated with the rendition of health care treatment, hospitals, rest homes, doctors' offices, and dentists' offices;
(g)
Any indoor place of entertainment or recreation, including but not limited to gymnasiums, theatres, concert halls, bingo halls, arenas, and swimming pools;
(h)
Any other enclosed area used by the public or serving as a place of work, including open office landscaping;
(i)
Hospitals will accommodate nonsmokers by providing nonsmoking rooms.