Senate Bill 1648

    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1648

    By Senator Latvala





    19-1643-98                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to The Florida Clean Indoor Air

  3         Act; amending s. 386.205, F.S.; modifying

  4         calculation of the square footage limitation

  5         for designation of smoking areas in bowling

  6         establishments; restricting location of such

  7         designated areas; amending s. 386.206, F.S.;

  8         requiring, rather than authorizing, the posting

  9         of certain signs in public places; providing an

10         effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Subsection (4) of section 386.205, Florida

15  Statutes, is amended to read:

16         386.205  Designation of smoking areas.--

17         (4)  No more than one-half of the total square footage

18  in any public place within a single enclosed indoor area used

19  for a common purpose shall be reserved and designated as a

20  smoking area.

21         (a)  This square footage limitation does not apply to

22  restaurants as defined in s. 386.203(1)(p). However, such a

23  restaurant must ensure that no more than 65 percent of the

24  seats existing in its dining room at any time are located in

25  an area designated as a smoking area.

26         (b)  In any bowling establishment, no more than

27  one-half of the usable square footage, accessible to the

28  public shall be reserved and designated as a smoking area. In

29  addition, the designated smoking area in such establishment

30  shall be a minimum of 15 feet from the main bowling area.

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1648
    19-1643-98                                              See HB




  1         Section 2.  Section 386.206, Florida Statutes, is

  2  amended to read:

  3         386.206  Posting of signs.--The person in charge of a

  4  public place shall conspicuously post, or cause to be posted,

  5  in any area designated as a smoking area signs stating that

  6  smoking is permitted in such area. The person in charge of a

  7  public place shall also post, or cause to be posted, "NO

  8  SMOKING EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED AREAS" signs as appropriate. Each

  9  sign posted pursuant to this section shall have letters of

10  reasonable size which can be easily read.  The color, design,

11  and precise place of posting of such signs shall be left to

12  the discretion of the person in charge of the premises.  In

13  order to increase public awareness, the person in charge of a

14  public place may, at his or her discretion, also post "NO

15  SMOKING EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED AREAS" signs as appropriate.

16         Section 3.  This act shall take effect October 1 of the

17  year in which enacted.

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20                       LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

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      Excludes the area of a bowling establishment that may be
22    designated a smoking area. Requires the designated
      smoking area to be at least 15 feet from the main bowling
23    area. Requires, rather than authorizes, the person in
      charge of a public place to post, or cause to be posted,
24    "NO SMOKING EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED AREAS" signs.

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