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 U.S. Tobacco Control Laws Database-a national collection of local ordinances and board of health regulations containing provisions on clean indoor air, restrictions on youth access to tobacco, tobacco advertising and promotion restrictions, and tobacco excise taxes. State laws are also included on the topic of clean air. A total of 35 states, along with the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, have laws in effect that require 100% smokefree workplaces and/or restaurants and/or bars. For the complete list go to: Overview List – How many Smokefree Laws? Avis Rent A Car and Budget Rent A Car vehicles in the United States and Canada will be smoke-free under a new policy that prohibits smoking in its rental vehicles effective October 1, 2009. To ensure compliance with the new smoke-free policy, Avis and Budget have established new inspection processes and will assess customers a cleaning fee if the vehicle is returned with tobacco odor or residue. On April 15, 2006, New Jersey banned smoking in indoor public places and workplaces. For a copy of the Smoke-Free Air Act, official "No Smoking" signs, guides for workplaces, restaurants and bars go to: Countries that have introduced bans on smoking in public places are Bermuda, Bhutan, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Uruguay. Most Canadian provinces/territories and Australian states/territories have also enacted such laws. Source: http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/shs/ Westin Hotels & Resorts is the first hotel chain to introduce a brand wide smoke-free policy. Effective January 2006, all 77 Westin hotels in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean became 100% smoke-free including all guestrooms and public areas. Westin consumer data shows that 92% of its guests request a non-smoking room when traveling and do not smoke in any part of the hotel, including public areas. In addition, Westin conducted a Smoke-Free Poll that shows the majority of consumers who travel prefer a smoke-free environment. Marriott International Inc. will make all of its hotels in the United States and Canada entirely non-smoking, beginning in September. Marriott based in Bethesda, Md., said more than 90 percent of its guest rooms are already non-smoking. It said more customers have been demanding non-smoking rooms. The change covers Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Courtyard, Residence Inn and Fairfield Inn. On September 14, 2006, Philadelphia became the latest U.S. city to ban smoking in most public places.Exemptions include sidewalk cafes, specialty tobacco establishments, private clubs and casinos. Neighborhood taverns, defined as those that get at least 90 percent of their revenues from drinks alone, are exempt for two years. Source: The Associated Press Bangor, Maine has passed an ordinance, which takes effect on Jan. 19, 2007, allowing the police to stop cars if an adult is smoking while a child under 18 is a passenger. The smoker can be fined $50. |
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