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1997 Florida Statutes
SECTION 202
Legislative intent.
Legislative intent.
386.202 Legislative intent.--The purpose of this part is to protect the public health, comfort, and environment by creating areas in public places and at public meetings that are reasonably free from tobacco smoke by providing a uniform statewide maximum code. This part shall not be interpreted to require the designation of smoking areas. However, it is the intent of the Legislature to discourage the designation of any area within a government building as a smoking area.
History.--s. 2, ch. 85-257; s. 2, ch. 92-185.