Florida[edit]
- Statewide smoking ban excluding bars: On July 1, 2003, smoking was banned statewide in all enclosed workplaces in Florida, exempting private residences, retail tobacco shops, designated smoking rooms in hotels/motels, stand-alone bars with no more than 10% of revenue from food sales, rooms used for quit-smoking programs and medical research, and designated smoking areas in customs transit areas under the authority of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.[80] Local governments are preempted from regulating smoking.[81]
See also: Tobacco Free Florida
The Florida Clear Indoor Air Act prohibits smoking in common areas of public buildings, but tenants and owners have been allowed to smoke inside their units. Now rental companies are taking the law a step further, hoping to reduce the risk of fires and promote healthy living by eliminating exposure to second-hand smoke.
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