The Law
A new Florida State law went into affect yesterday, July 1st, 2003.
Smoking is NOT ALLOWED in all the following public workplaces:
1.) Any enclosed, indoor workplace, including hallways, corridors, lobbies, conference rooms, aisles, water-fountain areas, break rooms, restrooms, stairways and entryways.
2.) Charitable, nonprofit or veterans organizations that have an employee
3.) Restaurants
4.) Hotel lobbies and common areas
5.) Country clubs
6.) Prisons
7.) Bowling alleys
8.) Movie sets, theatrical performances
9.) Family Care Homes (private residences during commercial use for child care, adult care or health care)
10.) Airports, except in controlled lounges that meet certain tests for ventilation
Smoking IS allowed , but not required to be permitted, in the following:
1.) Stand-alone bars that meet nine criteria, notably:
a) No more than 10-percent gross revenues are derived from food consumed on the premises
b) Not located within, and not sharing any common entryway or common indoor area with, any other enclosed workplace
2.) Retail tobacco shops
3.) Designated guest sleeping rooms in motels and hotels
4.) Outdoor patios and decks that are less than 50-percent enclosed
5.) Certain nonprofit organizations in leased spaces for non-commercial activities
6.) Smoking-cessation programs approved by the Florida Department of Health
7.) Medical or scientific research facilities
