<Ul> <Li> No statewide smoking ban . Instead , Tennessee 's 2007 statewide smoking law , the Non-Smoker Protection Act , prohibits smoking statewide in all public places in Tennessee , except as exempted ; ( 1 ) any business , including a bar or restaurant , that does not serve persons under 21 , ( 2 ) designated hotel / motel smoking rooms , ( 3 ) tobacco industry - related facilities , ( 4 ) outdoor areas and areas with an open garage door , ( 5 ) nursing homes , ( 6 ) designated smoking areas not accessible to the general public in businesses with three or fewer employees , ( 7 ) private clubs , ( 8 ) private residences and vehicles unless it is being used for child care , daycare , or public transportation of children , ( 9 ) retail tobacco stores , and ( 10 ) commercial vehicles occupied solely by the operator . Local governments are preempted from regulating smoking . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> No statewide smoking ban . Instead , Tennessee 's 2007 statewide smoking law , the Non-Smoker Protection Act , prohibits smoking statewide in all public places in Tennessee , except as exempted ; ( 1 ) any business , including a bar or restaurant , that does not serve persons under 21 , ( 2 ) designated hotel / motel smoking rooms , ( 3 ) tobacco industry - related facilities , ( 4 ) outdoor areas and areas with an open garage door , ( 5 ) nursing homes , ( 6 ) designated smoking areas not accessible to the general public in businesses with three or fewer employees , ( 7 ) private clubs , ( 8 ) private residences and vehicles unless it is being used for child care , daycare , or public transportation of children , ( 9 ) retail tobacco stores , and ( 10 ) commercial vehicles occupied solely by the operator . Local governments are preempted from regulating smoking . </Li> </Ul>
when was smoking banned in restaurants in tennessee
when was smoking banned in restaurants in tennessee
2007
2007