House Bill 3993

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3993

        By Representative Wasserman Schultz






  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 bowling establishments;

10         providing an 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, the calculation of

27  total square footage under this subsection shall include only

28  those areas which are usable and accessible to the public. 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 House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3993

    524-147A-98






  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. Each sign posted pursuant

  7  to this section shall have letters of reasonable size which

  8  can be easily read.  The color, design, and precise place of

  9  posting of such signs shall be left to the discretion of the

10  person in charge of the premises.  In order to increase public

11  awareness, the person in charge of a public place may, at his

12  or her discretion, also post "NO SMOKING EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED

13  AREAS" signs as appropriate; except that the person in charge

14  of a bowling establishment is required to post such signs.

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

16  year in which enacted.

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19                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Requires the designated smoking area in a bowling
21    establishment to be no more than one-half of that portion
      of the total square footage which is usable and
22    accessible to the public. Requires the designated smoking
      area to be at least 15 feet from the main bowling area.
23    Requires, rather than authorizes, the person in charge of
      a bowling establishment to post "NO SMOKING EXCEPT IN
24    DESIGNATED AREAS" signs.

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