Where is smoking banned in restaurants ?
November 13, 2006 11:47 AM Subscribe
Which States/Provinces in North America have a smoking ban in Bars and Restaurants ?
Ontario: In any public place or any workplace, there is no smoking indoors, nor within 8 metres of the entrance, nor in any enclosed outdoor space. A patio with no awning might not be considered an enclosed space (even having umbrellas makes it enclosed).
posted by winston at 11:53 AM on November 13, 2006
posted by winston at 11:53 AM on November 13, 2006
I think it's more by County. In Texas, Dallas County, the establishment must do more than 75% in alcohol sales in order to allow smoking.
posted by jesirose at 11:54 AM on November 13, 2006
posted by jesirose at 11:54 AM on November 13, 2006
New York City.
Philadelphia (unless bar does >90% sales in alcohol).
posted by The Michael The at 12:08 PM on November 13, 2006
Philadelphia (unless bar does >90% sales in alcohol).
posted by The Michael The at 12:08 PM on November 13, 2006
In Texas is a city thing. You cannot smoke in restaurants in Houston and starting next September (I think) you cannot smoke in bars.
posted by nimsey lou at 12:13 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by nimsey lou at 12:13 PM on November 13, 2006
Ohio just passed one, and this page says that 14 other states have 'em: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Montana, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.
posted by box at 12:15 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by box at 12:15 PM on November 13, 2006
Oregon is smoke-free in public places.
posted by devilsbrigade at 12:17 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by devilsbrigade at 12:17 PM on November 13, 2006
On reading some links, it appears OR is also by city/county. Interesting. Where's the edit feature when you need it?
posted by devilsbrigade at 12:18 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by devilsbrigade at 12:18 PM on November 13, 2006
Hennepin County, MN (including the city of Minneapolis), and also St. Paul, MN
posted by baphomet at 12:20 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by baphomet at 12:20 PM on November 13, 2006
Nevada just passed one, but I'm not sure on all the details of it. It will go into effect on the 28th.
posted by HSWilson at 12:21 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by HSWilson at 12:21 PM on November 13, 2006
Montgomery County, MD
posted by thewittyname at 12:23 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by thewittyname at 12:23 PM on November 13, 2006
Arizona just passed one as well:
Proposition 201 would prohibit smoking in all public places and places of employment, except as provided by the proposition. These exceptions include:
1. Retail tobacco stores that are physically separated and independently ventilated.
2. Veterans and fraternal clubs when they are not open to the public.
3. Hotel rooms designated as smoking rooms.
4. Outdoor patios.
So bars and restaurants need a patio to have any smoking.
posted by eckeric at 12:25 PM on November 13, 2006
Proposition 201 would prohibit smoking in all public places and places of employment, except as provided by the proposition. These exceptions include:
1. Retail tobacco stores that are physically separated and independently ventilated.
2. Veterans and fraternal clubs when they are not open to the public.
3. Hotel rooms designated as smoking rooms.
4. Outdoor patios.
So bars and restaurants need a patio to have any smoking.
posted by eckeric at 12:25 PM on November 13, 2006
Multnomah County, Oregon banned smoking in restaurants, but not in bars.
posted by cmonkey at 12:25 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by cmonkey at 12:25 PM on November 13, 2006
Vancouver
posted by seawallrunner at 1:13 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by seawallrunner at 1:13 PM on November 13, 2006
Vancouver BC
posted by seawallrunner at 1:13 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by seawallrunner at 1:13 PM on November 13, 2006
Utah Details:
Smoking is prohibited in any building that is open to the public, including bars, restaurants, gov't buildings, so on...
...Which is why nearly every bar in Utah is a "Private Club for Members." They charge you a membership fee (or sometimes not), you get a card, and then you can have at it.
But then they have to be able to prove to authorities that they really are a private club and not just anybody can walk in...in theory. I haven't heard of it being enforced or cracked down on, so it's mostly a matter of keeping up appearances for the bars.
But in 2008, Utah will be off-limits to smokers even in private clubs. I have friends who are up in arms about this, but not me.
I play in a pool league at a bar, and I don't smoke. And I don't like having to shower the stink off of me right after I get home from play. I'm a morning showerer, so this dries me out. But I digress.
posted by SlyBevel at 1:22 PM on November 13, 2006
Smoking is prohibited in any building that is open to the public, including bars, restaurants, gov't buildings, so on...
...Which is why nearly every bar in Utah is a "Private Club for Members." They charge you a membership fee (or sometimes not), you get a card, and then you can have at it.
But then they have to be able to prove to authorities that they really are a private club and not just anybody can walk in...in theory. I haven't heard of it being enforced or cracked down on, so it's mostly a matter of keeping up appearances for the bars.
But in 2008, Utah will be off-limits to smokers even in private clubs. I have friends who are up in arms about this, but not me.
I play in a pool league at a bar, and I don't smoke. And I don't like having to shower the stink off of me right after I get home from play. I'm a morning showerer, so this dries me out. But I digress.
posted by SlyBevel at 1:22 PM on November 13, 2006
In Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, PA) it goes into effect on my birthday (Jan 2) (weeee)
posted by thisisnotkatrina at 2:07 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by thisisnotkatrina at 2:07 PM on November 13, 2006
In Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, PA) it goes into effect on my birthday (Jan 2) (weeee)
We'll have to see how that works out, this article seems to say that the ban may not actually apply to very many bars. Restaurants are covered but any bar that makes less than 10% of its money from food or has less than 10 employees is exempt.
posted by octothorpe at 2:38 PM on November 13, 2006
We'll have to see how that works out, this article seems to say that the ban may not actually apply to very many bars. Restaurants are covered but any bar that makes less than 10% of its money from food or has less than 10 employees is exempt.
posted by octothorpe at 2:38 PM on November 13, 2006
Washington State as of December, 2005, including a 25 foot ban from doors and windows.
posted by vito90 at 2:55 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by vito90 at 2:55 PM on November 13, 2006
Athens-Clarke County: Can't smoke indoors before 10 or 11pm. Many memories of being at a concert and suddenly everyone smokes up at the same time as you feel the tension leaving the room.
posted by jmd82 at 3:00 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by jmd82 at 3:00 PM on November 13, 2006
Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) since July 2005.
posted by hangashore at 3:09 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by hangashore at 3:09 PM on November 13, 2006
Manitoba (Canada), province-wide, in all indoor public places and workspaces.
posted by pocams at 4:02 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by pocams at 4:02 PM on November 13, 2006
Oregon is smoke-free in public places.
Not including bars. Trust me.
Washington state is smoke free everywhere that people work -- including bars and restaurants -- and smoking is also banned within 25 feet of the doors and windows of all workplaces.
posted by croutonsupafreak at 4:16 PM on November 13, 2006
Not including bars. Trust me.
Washington state is smoke free everywhere that people work -- including bars and restaurants -- and smoking is also banned within 25 feet of the doors and windows of all workplaces.
posted by croutonsupafreak at 4:16 PM on November 13, 2006
Though the 25-foot ban isn't particularly being enforced, so it's routinely violated.
posted by litlnemo at 4:37 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by litlnemo at 4:37 PM on November 13, 2006
Montgomery County, MD
The Montgomery Co. "village" of Friendship Heights had a smoking ban (and I mean they banned smoking on all public spaces such as sidewalks), until the courts ruled against them.
posted by Pollomacho at 5:16 PM on November 13, 2006
The Montgomery Co. "village" of Friendship Heights had a smoking ban (and I mean they banned smoking on all public spaces such as sidewalks), until the courts ruled against them.
posted by Pollomacho at 5:16 PM on November 13, 2006
Goddammit, Montana passed a law that went into effect last October for most restaurants. The only exceptions are bars, casinos, and restaurants that earn at least 60% of their revenue from non-food sales (or something to that effect), which means that most bars (even those that serve meals) are exempt -- until 2009, when ALL of them go smoke-free.
Goddammit.
posted by davidmsc at 5:28 PM on November 13, 2006
Goddammit.
posted by davidmsc at 5:28 PM on November 13, 2006
Quebec
posted by quoththeraven at 5:40 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by quoththeraven at 5:40 PM on November 13, 2006
Virginia, historic home of Big Tobacco, does NOT have a smoking ban in place. I've been spoiled here in nyc and was shocked to have a side of noxious smoke with my breakfast in a cafe in Richmond a few weeks ago.
posted by eve harrington at 6:57 PM on November 13, 2006
posted by eve harrington at 6:57 PM on November 13, 2006
Louisiana State Wide
Appeared in The Times Picayune, by Ed Anderson July 1, 2006
BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed into law Friday a statewide ban on smoking in restaurants and other public places, a measure one restaurant industry official said may be challenged in court.
Without fanfare, Blanco signed Senate Bill 742 by Sen. Rob Marionneaux, D-Livonia, outlawing smoking in most public buildings -- but not gambling outlets and free-standing bars. The new law bans smoking in bars attached to restaurants, a major source of opposition to the bill during its journey through the Legislature. It takes effect Jan. 1.
In a prepared statement, Blanco said she signed the bill "as a progressive health care measure that will protect people, especially children, from second-hand smoke in public places. It is time that we focus on keeping our citizens and children healthy and encourage wellness."
Blanco had pledged to sign the bill as it made its way through the legislature. But then she held a conference call earlier this week with Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, New Orleans restaurant operators and officials of the Louisiana Restaurant Association to hear last-minute arguments against the measure.
"We kind of expected her to sign it," restaurant association spokesman Tom Weatherly said. "She listened to us but it sounded as though her mind was made up since she had made the public statement" about supporting Marionneaux's bill. Richmond said Thursday that he expected Blanco to sign it.
Weatherly said some restaurant owners have indicated they want to fight the ban in court but no decision has been made. The association's board meets Aug. 6 and the topic of a possible court fight may come up then, he said.
Marionneaux said the industry should drop its opposition because studies in other states have shown that business increased after smoking was banned in restaurants.
Besides banning smoking in restaurants, the bill also prohibits smoking in eating areas of gambling establishments but allows it in the gambling areas. It also allows smoking in prisons until Aug. 15, 2009, to give corrections officials a way to deal with inmates who are rewarded -- or punished -- based on smoking privileges.
Marionneaux's bill bans smoking in offices that employ more than one worker, all public buildings, malls, retail stores, indoor sports arenas, schools and a host of other public buildings.
It would allow smoking in bars and gambling outlets, privately chartered limos, private homes, so-called "cigar bars" and any retail tobacco business.
It also would allow up to 50 percent of hotel rooms to be set aside for smokers, and permits smoking in convention centers used for carnival balls and trade shows not open to the public that are staged by convenience stores and tobacco companies.
Employers would have to post no-smoking signs and remove all ashtrays from their work areas and buildings. Individuals caught smoking could get a $25 fine for a first offense, a $50 fine for a second violation and a $100 fine for subsequent offenses.
Employers who violate the provisions of the proposed law would be fined $100 for a first offense, $250 for a second offense and $500 for later violations.
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posted by JujuB at 8:39 PM on November 13, 2006
Appeared in The Times Picayune, by Ed Anderson July 1, 2006
BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed into law Friday a statewide ban on smoking in restaurants and other public places, a measure one restaurant industry official said may be challenged in court.
Without fanfare, Blanco signed Senate Bill 742 by Sen. Rob Marionneaux, D-Livonia, outlawing smoking in most public buildings -- but not gambling outlets and free-standing bars. The new law bans smoking in bars attached to restaurants, a major source of opposition to the bill during its journey through the Legislature. It takes effect Jan. 1.
In a prepared statement, Blanco said she signed the bill "as a progressive health care measure that will protect people, especially children, from second-hand smoke in public places. It is time that we focus on keeping our citizens and children healthy and encourage wellness."
Blanco had pledged to sign the bill as it made its way through the legislature. But then she held a conference call earlier this week with Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, New Orleans restaurant operators and officials of the Louisiana Restaurant Association to hear last-minute arguments against the measure.
"We kind of expected her to sign it," restaurant association spokesman Tom Weatherly said. "She listened to us but it sounded as though her mind was made up since she had made the public statement" about supporting Marionneaux's bill. Richmond said Thursday that he expected Blanco to sign it.
Weatherly said some restaurant owners have indicated they want to fight the ban in court but no decision has been made. The association's board meets Aug. 6 and the topic of a possible court fight may come up then, he said.
Marionneaux said the industry should drop its opposition because studies in other states have shown that business increased after smoking was banned in restaurants.
Besides banning smoking in restaurants, the bill also prohibits smoking in eating areas of gambling establishments but allows it in the gambling areas. It also allows smoking in prisons until Aug. 15, 2009, to give corrections officials a way to deal with inmates who are rewarded -- or punished -- based on smoking privileges.
Marionneaux's bill bans smoking in offices that employ more than one worker, all public buildings, malls, retail stores, indoor sports arenas, schools and a host of other public buildings.
It would allow smoking in bars and gambling outlets, privately chartered limos, private homes, so-called "cigar bars" and any retail tobacco business.
It also would allow up to 50 percent of hotel rooms to be set aside for smokers, and permits smoking in convention centers used for carnival balls and trade shows not open to the public that are staged by convenience stores and tobacco companies.
Employers would have to post no-smoking signs and remove all ashtrays from their work areas and buildings. Individuals caught smoking could get a $25 fine for a first offense, a $50 fine for a second violation and a $100 fine for subsequent offenses.
Employers who violate the provisions of the proposed law would be fined $100 for a first offense, $250 for a second offense and $500 for later violations.
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posted by JujuB at 8:39 PM on November 13, 2006
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posted by The Gooch at 11:51 AM on November 13, 2006