As detailed in this list, smoking laws vary widely across the United States. Some places in the U.S. don`t regulate smoking at all, some ban smoking in some areas and not others, and some ban smoking almost everywhere, even outdoors (no state prohibits smoking in all outdoor public spaces, but some local jurisdictions do). According to the American Nonsmokers` Rights Foundation, according to the American Nonsmokers` Rights Foundation, 81.5% of the U.S. population lives under a smoking ban in “workplaces and/or restaurants and/or bars by state, Commonwealth or local law,”[1] and 58.6% live under a ban that covers all workplaces as well as restaurants and bars. [2] A smoking ban (state or local) has been enacted for all bars and restaurants in each of the 60 most populous cities in the United States, with the exception of these 10: Jacksonville, Memphis, Miami, Las Vegas, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Tampa, Tulsa and Virginia Beach. New Hampshire allows smoking in some private member clubs where alcohol is served. [3] [4] It is illegal and dangerous to operate a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and penalties for violations of this law are severe. Learn more about the laws governing driving under the influence of alcohol. On January 21, 1908, the New York City Council had passed the Sullivan Ordinance, which would have prohibited women from smoking anywhere other than at home, but the mayor vetoed it within two weeks of its passage. The use or purchase of tobacco products is prohibited for persons under 18 years of age.
Persons under the age of 27 must identify themselves to purchase tobacco. Learn more about tobacco laws in Texas. As of July 2017, five states banned smoking in most enclosed public places, but allowed adults such as bars (and casinos, if applicable) to smoke if they wished: Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, and Nevada. In Florida, state law prevents local governments from enacting stricter smoking bans than the state, although in Idaho, Indiana, and Louisiana, some cities and/or counties have enacted stricter local smoking bans to varying degrees, in some cases they ban it in all enclosed workplaces. See each status below for more information. This is a list of smoking bans in the United States. In the city of Austin, smoking is prohibited in public places, including city parks, libraries, buses, or within 15 feet of pedestrian entrances. This prohibition also applies to bars and restaurants.
Smoking is permitted in private residences. If you are staying in a hotel and wish to smoke, please request a designated smoking room. HB 1310: A January 2012 proposal to allow smoking again in bars, casinos, adult entertainment venues and private clubs failed at Illinois House 30-82. With effect from 1. In January 2004, California Bill AB846 banned smoking within 20 feet (6.1 m) of the entrance or window that opens a public building (“public building” means a building owned, occupied, leased, and occupied by the state, county, city, city, county, or district of California Community College). The law also prohibits smoking in state vehicles. [30] [31] Although Congress has not attempted to enact a federal ban on smoking in the workplace, several federal regulations address indoor smoking. Since April 1998, the U.S.
Department of Transportation has banned onboard smoking on all commercial passenger flights in the United States and/or by U.S. airlines. [6] This was long after Delta Air Lines banned smoking on all flights. 9. In August 1997, President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order 13058, which prohibits smoking in all indoor spaces owned, leased, or leased by the executive branch of the federal government, as well as in all executive controlled outdoor areas near air intake ducts. [7] In 1995, California became the first state to enact a nationwide smoking ban; From the early to mid-2000s, particularly between 2004 and 2007, more and more states enacted nationwide smoking bans. In July 2018, the most recent statewide Alaska smoking ban was enacted on July 18, 2018 and went into effect on October 1, 2018. As of July 2018, 26 states had enacted nationwide smoking bans in all enclosed workplaces, including all bars and restaurants: Alaska, Arizona, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. Twelve other states have enacted nationwide smoking bans, but have created an exemption for certain facilities and workplaces: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Since July 2018, 5 states have enacted smoking bans in certain places that don`t fit into the other categories: Chicago has had its own indoor air quality ordinance since 1988.
[95] The Chicago Clean Indoor Air Act was updated in 2014 to include e-cigarettes, making it the first major U.S. law. City to legislate on the use of electronic cigarettes. [96] The Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners has discussed banning smoking in Chicago`s parks, beaches, playgrounds and other facilities, but there is no municipal ordinance yet. The drinking age in the state of Texas is 21. Learn more about underage alcohol laws in Texas. Local governments are exempt from regulating smoking more strictly than the law. [386] In fact, the cost and complexity associated with meeting legal requirements for separately ventilated smoking areas has resulted in almost all bars and restaurants in Virginia being completely smoke-free. Since 2006, smoking has been banned in government offices, vehicles, and buildings (except correctional facilities) by executive order of the Governor of Virginia. [388] A law that came into force on July 1, 2016, prohibited smoking in private vehicles whose occupants were 8 years of age or younger. [389] In Oklahoma and Virginia, local government laws prohibit smoking regulations more strictly than the state, making these states the fewest in the country not to legally ban smoking. In the other ten states, cities and/or counties have enacted stricter smoking laws than the state, banning smoking in some cases in all enclosed workplaces.
In Alabama and Mississippi, the state`s smoking law explicitly allows all local governments to do so. In Alaska, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia, a court ruled that some local governments have the authority to do so. See each status below for more information. However, these states exempt a large number of places from their respective smoking bans. All but seven (California, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, Vermont and Washington) except tobacco stores. All but six (Alaska, Michigan, Indiana, North Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin) allow hotels and motels to determine a certain percentage of smoking rooms. Many also exempt casinos (10), private clubs (8), cigar bars (14) or some small jobs (8).