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Smoke Free Air Act

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

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Exemptions

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

    • Penalties

    A person or business in violation of the law:

  • $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    The Act exempted casinos from the ban for an earlier version of the Act without the casino exemption was repealed.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, the Atlantic City Council passed local ordinance #86, an ordinance that restricts smoking within casinos to only 25% of the casino floor.

    References

    Smoke-Free Air Act Wikipedia
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