Smoke-Free Air Act

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The Smoke-Free Air Act is a smoking ban that came into effect in New Jersey, United States, on April 15, 2006. This law prohibits smoking in most indoor public places and work places.

Exemptions

  • Casino floors[1]
  • Cigar bars and lounges which make 15% of their income from tobacco products.[2]
  • Tobacco retail establishments.[3]
  • Up to 20% of the rooms in a hotel or motel.

Penalties

A person or business in violation of the law:[4]

  • $250 first offense
  • $500 second offense
  • $1000 for each subsequent offense

Smoke-free casinos

The Act exempted casinos from the ban for an earlier version of the Act without the casino exemption was repealed. For anti-smoking groups are still seeking to remove the casino exemption,[5] the Atlantic City Council passed local ordinance #86, an ordinance that restricts smoking within casinos to only 25% of the casino floor.[6]

See also

References

  1. N.J. Stat. § 26:3D-59(e)
  2. N.J. Stat. § 26:3D-59(a)
  3. N.J. Stat. § 26:3D-59(b)
  4. N.J. Stat. § 26:3D-62(b)
  5. APR petion for Smoke-free casinos
  6. "Gaming in Atlantic City, New Jersey". Retrieved 14 June 2013.

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