new yorks statewide smoking ban went into effect on july 24, 2003.
when did new yorks statewide smoking ban go into effect?
july 24, 2003
bullet::::- statewide smoking ban: effective july 24, 2003, smoking is banned statewide in all enclosed workplaces in new york, including all bars and restaurants and construction sites. the law exempts (1) private homes and automobiles, (2) hotel/motel rooms, (3) retail tobacco businesses, (4) private clubs, (5) cigar bars (a cigar bar that makes 10 percent of its gross income from the on-site sale of tobacco products and the rental of on-site humidors, not including vending machines sales are exempt from the ban), (6) outdoor areas of bars and restaurants, and (7) enclosed rooms in restaurants, bars, convention halls, etc., when hosting private functions organized for the promotion and sampling of tobacco products. local governments may regulate smoking more stringently than the state law. breaking the state law can result in a fine of between $200 and $2,000, depending how many violations one has had within a year.
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bullet::::- statewide smoking ban: on july 1, 2010, after being signed into law by governor mark parkinson on march 12, 2010, an amendment to kansas' 1987 statewide smoking law took effect, banning smoking statewide in all enclosed, indoor workplaces in kansas. the law will exempt only (1) casino and racetrack gaming floors, (2) the entire area of a private club that was in existence on january 1, 2009, (3) designated areas in any private club where persons under 18 are prohibited, (4) tobacconists, (5) designated hotel and motel smoking rooms, (6) designated smoking areas in nursing homes and healthcare facilities, (7) and all outdoor areas, unless within a 10' radius of an entryway to a public building. the amendment will not change the original law's provision allowing local governments to regulate smoking more stringently than the state, which the kansas supreme court reiterated in 2007 upon a bar owner's challenge to lawrence's local smoking ban. on june 30, 2010, the district court of shawnee county, kansas, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the statewide smoking ban from taking effect in 31 private clubs established after january 1, 2009, until it settles a lawsuit against the state by those clubs.
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