HOUSE AMENDMENT |
Bill No. HB 63A |
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Representatives Prieguez, Kallinger, and Goodlette offered the |
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following: |
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Amendment (with title amendment) |
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Remove everything after the enacting clause, and insert: |
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Section 1. Section 386.201, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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386.201 Popular nameShort title.--This part may be cited |
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by the popular nameasthe "Florida Clean Indoor Air Act." |
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Section 2. Section 386.202, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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386.202 Legislative intent.--The purpose of this part is |
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to protect people from the public health hazards of second-hand, |
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comfort, and environment by creating areas in public places and |
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at public meetings that are reasonably free from tobacco smoke |
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and to implement the Florida health initiative in s. 20, Art. X |
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of the State Constitutionby providing a uniform statewide |
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maximum code. It is the intent of the Legislature to not |
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inhibit, or otherwise obstruct, medical or scientific research |
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or smoking-cessation programs approved by the Department of |
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Health.This part shall not be interpreted to require the |
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designation of smoking areas. However, it is the intent of the |
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Legislature to discourage the designation of any area within a |
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government building as a smoking area. |
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Section 3. Section 386.203, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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386.203 Definitions.--As used in this part: |
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(1) "Commercial" use of a private residence means any time |
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during which the owner, lessee, or other person occupying or |
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controlling the use of the private residence is furnishing in |
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the private residence, or causing or allowing to be furnished in |
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the private residence, child care, adult care, or health care, |
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or any combination thereof, and receiving or expecting to |
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receive compensation therefor. |
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(2) "Common area" means a hallway, corridor, lobby, aisle, |
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water fountain area, restroom, stairwell, entryway, or |
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conference room in a customs area of an airport terminal under |
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the authority and control of the Bureau of Customs and Border |
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Protection of the United States Department of Homeland Security. |
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(3) "Department" means the Department of Health. |
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(4) "Designated smoking guest rooms at public lodging |
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establishments" means the sleeping rooms and directly associated |
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private areas, such as bathrooms, living rooms, and kitchen |
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areas, if any, rented to guests for their exclusive transient |
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occupancy in public lodging establishments, including hotels, |
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motels, resort condominiums, transient apartments, transient |
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lodging establishments, rooming houses, boarding houses, resort |
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dwellings, bed and breakfast inns, and the like; and designated |
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by the person or persons having management authority over such |
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public lodging establishment as rooms in which smoking may be |
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permitted. |
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(5) "Enclosed indoor workplace" means any place where one |
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or more persons engages in work, and which place is |
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predominantly or totally bounded on all sides and above by |
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physical barriers, regardless of whether such barriers consist |
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of or include, without limitation, uncovered openings, screened |
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or otherwise partially covered openings; or open or closed |
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windows, jalousies, doors, or the like. A place is |
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"predominantly" bounded by physical barriers during any time |
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when both of the following conditions exist:
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(a) It is more than 50 percent covered from above by a |
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physical barrier that excludes rain, and
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(b) More than 50 percent of the combined surface area of |
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its sides is covered by closed physical barriers. In |
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calculating the percentage of side surface area covered by |
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closed physical barriers, all solid surfaces that block air |
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flow, except railings, must be considered as closed physical |
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barriers. This section applies to all such enclosed indoor |
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workplaces and enclosed parts thereof without regard to whether |
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work is occurring at any given time.
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(c) The term does not include any facility owned or leased |
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by and used exclusively for noncommercial activities performed |
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by the members and guests of a membership association, including |
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social gatherings, meetings, dining, and dances, if no person or |
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persons are engaged in work as defined in subsection (12).
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(6) "Essential services" means those services that are |
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essential to the maintenance of any enclosed indoor room, |
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including, but not limited to, janitorial services, repairs, or |
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renovations. |
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(7) "Physical barrier" includes an uncovered opening, a |
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screened or otherwise partially covered opening, or an open or |
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closed window, jalousie, or door. |
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(8) "Retail tobacco shop" means any enclosed indoor |
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workplace dedicated to or predominantly for the retail sale of |
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tobacco, tobacco products, and accessories for such products, in |
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which the sale of other products or services is merely |
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incidental. Any enclosed indoor workplace of a business that |
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manufactures, imports, or distributes tobacco products or of a |
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tobacco leaf dealer is a business dedicated to or predominantly |
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for the retail sale of tobacco and tobacco products when, as a |
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necessary and integral part of the process of making, |
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manufacturing, importing, or distributing a tobacco product for |
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the eventual retail sale of such tobacco or tobacco product, |
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tobacco is heated, burned, or smoked or a lighted tobacco |
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product is tested. |
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(9) "Second-hand smoke," also known as environmental |
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tobacco smoke (ETS), means smoke emitted from lighted, |
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smoldering, or burning tobacco when the smoker is not inhaling; |
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smoke emitted at the mouthpiece during puff drawing; and smoke |
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exhaled by the smoker. |
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(10)(4) "Smoking" means inhaling, exhaling, burning, |
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carrying, or possessing anypossession of a lighted tobacco |
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product, including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and |
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cigarette, lighted cigar, lighted pipe, orany other lighted |
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tobacco product. |
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(11) "Stand-alone bar" means any licensed premises devoted |
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during any time of operation predominantly or totally to serving |
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alcoholic beverages, intoxicating beverages, or intoxicating |
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liquors, or any combination thereof, for consumption on the |
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licensed premises; in which the serving of food, if any, is |
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merely incidental to the consumption of any such beverage; and |
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the licensed premises is not located within, and does not share |
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any common entryway or common indoor area with, any other |
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enclosed indoor workplace, including any business for which the |
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sale of food or any other product or service is more than an |
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incidental source of gross revenue. A place of business |
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constitutes a stand-alone bar in which the service of food is |
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merely incidental in accordance with this subsection if the |
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licensed premises derives no more than 10 percent of its gross |
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revenue from the sale of food consumed on the licensed premises. |
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(12) "Work" means any person's providing any employment or |
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employment-type service for or at the request of another |
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individual or individuals or any public or private entity, |
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whether for compensation or not, whether full or part time, |
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whether legally or not. "Work" includes, without limitation, any |
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such service performed by an employee, independent contractor, |
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agent, partner, proprietor, manager, officer, director, |
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apprentice, trainee, associate, servant, volunteer, and the |
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like. The term does not include noncommercial activities |
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performed by members of a membership association. |
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(13) "Membership association" means a charitable, |
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nonprofit, or veterans' organization that holds a current |
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exemption under s. 501(c)(3), s. 501(c)(4), s. 501(c)(7), s. |
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501(c)(8), s. 501(c)(10), s. 501(c)(19), or s. 501(d) of the |
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Internal Revenue Code. |
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(1) "Public place" means the following enclosed, indoor |
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areas used by the general public: |
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(a) Government buildings;
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(b) Public means of mass transportation and their |
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associated terminals not subject to federal smoking regulation;
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(c) Elevators;
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(d) Hospitals;
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(e) Nursing homes;
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(f) Educational facilities;
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(g) Public school buses;
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(h) Libraries;
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(i) Courtrooms;
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(j) Jury waiting and deliberation rooms;
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(k) Museums;
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(l) Theaters;
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(m) Auditoriums;
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(n) Arenas;
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(o) Recreational facilities;
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(p) Restaurants;
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(q) Retail stores, except a retail store the primary |
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business of which is the sale of tobacco or tobacco related |
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products;
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(r) Grocery stores;
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(s) Places of employment;
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(t) Health care facilities;
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(u) Day care centers; and
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(v) Common areas of retirement homes and condominiums.
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(2) "Government building" means any building or any |
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portion of any building owned by or leased to the state or any |
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political subdivision thereof and used for governmental |
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purposes.
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(3) "Public meeting" means all meetings open to the |
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public, including meetings of homeowner, condominium, or renter |
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or tenant associations unless such meetings are held in a |
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private residence.
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(5) "Smoking area" means any designated area meeting the |
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requirements of ss. 386.205 and 386.206.
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(6) "Common area" means any hallway, corridor, lobby, |
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aisle, water fountain area, restroom, stairwell, entryway, or |
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conference room in any public place.
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(7) "Department" means the Department of Health. |
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(8) "Division" means the Division of Hotels and |
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Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional |
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Regulation. |
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Section 4. Section 386.204, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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386.204 Prohibition.--A person may not smoke in an |
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enclosed indoor workplace, except as otherwise provided in s. |
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386.2045a public place or at a public meeting except in |
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designated smoking areas. These prohibitions do not apply in |
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cases in which an entire room or hall is used for a private |
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function and seating arrangements are under the control of the |
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sponsor of the function and not of the proprietor or person in |
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charge of the room or hall. |
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Section 5. Section 386.2045, Florida Statutes, is created |
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to read: |
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386.2045 Enclosed indoor workplaces; specific |
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exceptions.--Notwithstanding s. 386.204, tobacco smoking may be |
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permitted in each of the following places: |
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(1) PRIVATE RESIDENCE.--A private residence whenever it is |
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not being used commercially to provide child care, adult care, |
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or health care, or any combination thereof as defined in s. |
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(2) RETAIL TOBACCO SHOP.--An enclosed indoor workplace |
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dedicated to or predominantly for the retail sale of tobacco, |
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tobacco products, and accessories for such products, as defined |
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in s. 386.203(8). |
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(3) DESIGNATED SMOKING GUEST ROOM.--A designated smoking |
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guest room at a public lodging establishment as defined in s. |
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(4) STAND-ALONE BAR.--A business that meets the definition |
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of a stand-alone bar as defined in s. 386.203(11) and that |
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otherwise complies with all applicable provisions of the |
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Beverage Law and part II of this chapter. |
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(5) SMOKING-CESSATION PROGRAM, MEDICAL OR SCIENTIFIC |
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RESEARCH.--An enclosed indoor workplace, to the extent that |
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tobacco smoking is an integral part of a smoking-cessation |
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program approved by the department, or medical or scientific |
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research conducted therein. Each room in which tobacco smoking |
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is permitted must comply with the signage requirements in s. |
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(6) CUSTOMS SMOKING ROOM.--A customs smoking room in an |
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airport in-transit lounge under the authority and control of the |
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Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the United States |
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Department of Homeland Security subject to the restrictions |
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contained in s. 386.205. |
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Section 6. Section 386.205, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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(1) A customs smoking roomareasmay be designated by the |
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person in charge of an airport in-transit lounge under the |
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authority and control of the Bureau of Customs and Border |
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Protection of the United States Department of Homeland Security |
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a public place. A customs smoking room may only be designated in |
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an airport in-transit lounge under the authority and control of |
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the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the United States |
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Department of Homeland Security. A customs smoking room may not |
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be designated in an elevator, restroom, or any common area as |
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defined by s. 386.203. Each customs smoking room must conform to |
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the following requirements: |
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(a) Work, other than essential services defined in s. |
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386.203(6), must not be performed in the room at any given time. |
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(b) Tobacco smoking must not be permitted in the room |
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while any essential services are being performed in the room. |
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(c) Each customs smoking room must be enclosed by physical |
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barriers that are impenetrable by second-hand tobacco smoke and |
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prevent the escape of second-hand tobacco smoke into the |
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enclosed indoor workplace. |
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(d) Each customs smoking room must exhaust tobacco smoke |
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directly to the outside and away from air intake ducts, and be |
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maintained under negative pressure, with respect to surrounding |
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spaces, sufficient to contain tobacco smoke within the room. |
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(e) Each customs smoking room must comply with the signage |
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requirements in s. 386.206.If a smoking area is designated, |
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existing physical barriers and ventilation systems shall be used |
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to minimize smoke in adjacent nonsmoking areas. This provision |
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shall not be construed to require fixed structural or other |
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physical modifications in providing these areas or to require |
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operation of any existing heating, ventilating, and air- |
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conditioning system (HVAC system) in any manner which decreases |
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its energy efficiency or increases its electrical demand, or |
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both, nor shall this provision be construed to require |
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installation of new or additional HVAC systems.
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(2)(a) A smoking area may not be designated in an |
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elevator, school bus, public means of mass transportation |
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subject only to state smoking regulation, restroom, hospital, |
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doctor's or dentist's waiting room, jury deliberation room, |
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county health department, day care center, school or other |
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educational facility, or any common area as defined in s. |
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386.203. However, a patient's room in a hospital, nursing home, |
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or other health care facility may be designated as a smoking |
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area if such designation is ordered by the attending physician |
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and agreed to by all patients assigned to that room.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything in this part to the contrary, |
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no more than one-half of the rooms in any health care facility |
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may be designated as smoking areas.
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(3) In a workplace where there are smokers and nonsmokers, |
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employers shall develop, implement, and post a policy regarding |
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designation of smoking and nonsmoking areas. Such a policy shall |
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take into consideration the proportion of smokers and |
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nonsmokers. Employers who make reasonable efforts to develop, |
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implement, and post such a policy shall be deemed in compliance. |
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An entire area may be designated as a smoking area if all |
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workers routinely assigned to work in that area at the same time |
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agree. With respect to the square footage in any public place as |
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described in subsection (4), this square footage shall not |
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include private office work space which is not a common area as |
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defined in s. 386.203(6) and which is ordinarily inaccessible to |
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the public.
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(4)(a) No more than one-half of the total square footage |
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in any public place within a single enclosed indoor area used |
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for a common purpose shall be reserved and designated as a |
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smoking area.
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(b) The square footage limitation set forth in paragraph |
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(a) shall not apply to any restaurant subject to this part. With |
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respect to such restaurants:
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1. No more than 50 percent of the seats existing in a |
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restaurant's dining room at any time shall be located in an area |
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designated as a smoking area.
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2. Effective October 1, 2001, no more than 35 percent of |
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the seats existing in a restaurant's dining room at any time |
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shall be located in an area designated as a smoking area. |
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(5) A smoking area may not contain common areas which are |
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expected to be used by the public.
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(6) Each state agency may adopt rules for administering |
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this section which take into consideration the provisions of |
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this part. |
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Section 7. Section 386.206, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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386.206 Posting of signs; requiring policies.-- |
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(1) The person in charge of an enclosed indoor workplace |
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that prior to adoption of s. 20, Art. X of the State |
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Constitution was required to post signs under the requirements |
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of this section must continue toa public place shall |
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conspicuously post, or cause to be posted, in any area |
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designated as a smoking area signs stating that smoking is not |
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permitted in the enclosed indoor workplacesuch area. Each sign |
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posted pursuant to this section mustshallhave letters of |
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reasonable size which can be easily read. The color, design, and |
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precise place of posting of such signs shall be left to the |
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discretion of the person in charge of the premises. In order to |
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increase public awareness, the person in charge of a public |
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place may, at his or her discretion, also post "NO SMOKING |
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EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED AREAS" signs as appropriate. |
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(2) The proprietor or other person in charge of an |
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enclosed indoor workplace must develop and implement a policy |
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regarding the smoking prohibitions established in this part. |
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The policy may include, but is not limited to, procedures to be |
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taken when the proprietor or other person in charge witnesses or |
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is made aware of a violation of s. 386.204 in the enclosed |
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indoor workplace and must include a policy which prohibits an |
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employee from smoking in the enclosed indoor workplace. In order |
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to increase public awareness, the person in charge of an |
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enclosed indoor workplace may, at his or her discretion, post |
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"NO SMOKING" signs as deemed appropriate. |
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(3) The person in charge of an airport terminal that |
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includes a designated customs smoking room must conspicuously |
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post, or cause to be posted, signs stating that no smoking is |
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permitted except in the designated customs smoking room located |
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in the customs area of the airport. Each sign posted pursuant to |
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this section must have letters of reasonable size that can be |
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easily read. The color, design, and precise locations at which |
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such signs are posted shall be left to the discretion of the |
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person in charge of the premises. |
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(4) The proprietor or other person in charge of an |
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enclosed indoor workplace where a smoking cessation program, |
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medical research, or scientific research is conducted or |
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performed must conspicuously post, or cause to be posted, signs |
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stating that smoking is permitted for such purposes in |
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designated areas in the enclosed indoor workplace. Each sign |
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posted pursuant to this section must have letters of reasonable |
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size which can be easily read. The color, design, and precise |
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locations at which such signs are posted shall be left to the |
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discretion of the person in charge of the premises. |
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(5) The provisions of subsection (1) shall expire on July |
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1, 2005. |
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Section 8. Section 386.207, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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386.207 Administration; enforcement; civil penalties; |
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exemptions.-- |
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(1) The department or the Division of Hotels and |
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Restaurants or the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco |
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of the Department of Business and Professional Regulationor the |
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division shall enforce this part based upon each department’s |
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specific areas of regulatory authorityss. 386.205 and 386.206 |
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and to implement such enforcement shall adopt, in consultation |
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with the State Fire Marshal, rules specifying procedures to be |
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followed by enforcement personnel in investigating complaints |
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and notifying alleged violators, rules defining types of cases |
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for which exemptions may be granted,and rules specifying |
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procedures by which appeals may be taken by aggrieved parties. |
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(2) Public agencies responsible for the management and |
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maintenance of government buildings shall report observed |
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violations to the department or division. The State Fire Marshal |
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shall report to the department or divisionobserved violations |
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of this partss. 386.205 and 386.206found during its periodic |
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inspections conducted underpursuant toits regulatory |
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authority. |
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(3) The department or the Division of Hotels and |
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Restaurants or the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco |
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of the Department of Business and Professional Regulationor the |
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division, upon notification of observed violations of this part |
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ss. 386.205 and 386.206, shall issue to the proprietor or other |
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person in charge of such enclosed indoor workplacepublic place |
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a notice to comply with this partss. 386.205 and 386.206. If |
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thesuch person fails to comply within 30 days after receipt of |
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thesuch notice, the department or the Division of Hotels and |
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Restaurants or the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco |
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of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation |
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division shall assess a civil penalty against the person of not |
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less than $250 andhim or her not to exceed $750$100for the |
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first violation and not less than $500 and not to exceed $2,000 |
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$500 for each subsequent violation. The imposition of thesuch |
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fine mustshall be in accordance with the provisions ofchapter |
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120. If a person refuses to comply with this partss. 386.205 |
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and 386.206, after having been assessed such penalty, the |
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department or the Division of Hotels and Restaurants or the |
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Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of |
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Business and Professional Regulationdivisionmay file a |
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complaint in the circuit court of the county in which the |
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enclosed indoor workplacesuch public placeis located to |
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require compliance. |
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(3) A person may request an exemption from ss. 386.205 and |
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386.206 by applying to the department or the division. The |
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department or the division may grant exemptions on a case-by- |
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case basis where it determines that substantial good faith |
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efforts have been made to comply or that emergency or |
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extraordinary circumstances exist. |
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(3)(4)All fine moneys collected pursuant to this section |
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shall be used by the department for children's medical services |
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programs pursuant to the provisions of part I of chapter 391. |
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Section 9. Section 386.208, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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386.208 Penalties.--Any person who violates s. 386.204 |
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commits a noncriminal violation as definedprovided forin s. |
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775.08(3), punishable by a fine of not more than $100 for the |
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first violation and not more than $500 for each subsequent |
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violation. Jurisdiction shall be with the appropriate county |
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court. |
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Section 10. Section 386.209, Florida Statutes, is |
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reenacted to read: |
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386.209 Regulation of smoking preempted to state.--This |
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part expressly preempts regulation of smoking to the state and |
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supersedes any municipal or county ordinance on the subject. |
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Section 11. Section 386.211, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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386.211 Public announcements in mass transportation |
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terminals.--Announcements about the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act |
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shall be made regularly over public address systems in terminals |
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of public transportation carriers located in metropolitan |
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statistical areas with populations over 230,000 according to the |
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latest census. These announcements shall be made at least every |
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30 minutes and shall be made in appropriate languages. Each |
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announcement mustshallinclude a statement to the effect that |
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Florida is a clean indoor air state and that smoking is not |
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allowed except as provided in this partonly in designated |
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areas. |
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Section 12. Section 386.212, Florida Statutes, is |
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reenacted and amended to read: |
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386.212 Smoking prohibited near school property; |
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penalty.-- |
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(1) It is unlawful for any person under 18 years of age to |
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smoke tobacco in, on, or within 1,000 feet of the real property |
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comprising a public or private elementary, middle, or secondary |
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school between the hours of 6 a.m. and midnight. This section |
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doesshallnot apply to any person occupying a moving vehicle or |
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within a private residence. |
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(2) A law enforcement officer may issue a citation in such |
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form as prescribed by a county or municipality to any person |
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violating the provisions of this section. Any such citation must |
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contain: |
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(a) The date and time of issuance. |
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(b) The name and address of the person cited. |
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(c) The date and time the civil infraction was committed. |
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(d) The statute violated. |
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(e) The facts constituting the violation. |
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(f) The name and authority of the law enforcement officer. |
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(g) The procedure for the person to follow to pay the |
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civil penalty, to contest the citation, or to appear in court. |
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(h) The applicable civil penalty if the person elects not |
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to contest the citation. |
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(i) The applicable civil penalty if the person elects to |
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contest the citation. |
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(3) Any person issued a citation pursuant to this section |
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shall be deemed to be charged with a civil infraction punishable |
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by a maximum civil penalty not to exceed $25, or 50 hours of |
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community service or, where available, successful completion of |
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a school-approved anti-tobacco "alternative to suspension" |
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program. |
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(4) Any person who fails to comply with the directions on |
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the citation shall be deemed to waive his or her right to |
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contest the citation and an order to show cause may be issued by |
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the court. |
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Section 13. Section 386.2125, Florida Statutes, is created |
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to read: |
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386.2125 Rulemaking.--The department and the Department of |
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Business and Professional Regulation, shall, in consultation |
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with the State Fire Marshal, have the authority to adopt rules |
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pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the |
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provisions of this part within each agency’s specific areas of |
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regulatory authority. Whenever assessing a smoking cessation |
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program for approval, the department shall consider whether the |
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smoking cessation program limits to the extent possible the |
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potential for exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke, if any, to |
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nonparticipants in the enclosed indoor workplace. |
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Section 14. Section 561.695, Florida Statutes, is created |
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to read: |
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561.695 Stand-alone bar enforcement; qualification; |
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penalties.-- |
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(1) The division shall designate as a stand-alone bar in |
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which tobacco smoking is permitted the licensed premises of a |
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vendor that operates a business that meets the definition of a |
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stand-alone bar in s. 386.203(11) upon receipt of the vendor's |
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election to permit tobacco smoking on the licensed premises.
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(2) Upon this act becoming a law and until the annual |
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renewal of a vendor’s license, a licensed vendor who makes the |
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required election under subsection (1) may permit tobacco |
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smoking on the licensed premises and must post a notice of such |
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intention at the same location at which the vendor’s current |
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alcoholic beverage license is posted. The notice shall affirm |
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the vendor’s intent to comply with the conditions and |
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qualifications of a stand-alone bar imposed pursuant to part II |
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of chapter 386 and the Beverage Law. To continue to permit |
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smoking on the licensed premises, the vendor must receive from |
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the division actual notice at the time of license renewal of the |
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business’s designation as a stand-alone bar where smoking is |
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permitted.
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(3) Only the licensed vendor may provide or serve food on |
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the licensed premises of a stand-alone bar. Other than |
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customary bar snacks as defined by rule of the division, the |
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licensed vendor may not provide or serve food to a person on the |
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licensed premises without requiring the person to pay a |
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separately stated charge for the food that reasonably |
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approximates the retail value of the food.
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(4) A licensed vendor operating a stand-alone bar must |
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conspicuously post signs at each entrance to the establishment |
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stating that smoking is permitted in the establishment. The |
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color and design of such signs shall be left to the discretion |
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of the person in charge of the premises.
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(5) After the initial designation, to continue to qualify |
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as a stand-alone bar the licensee must provide to the division |
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annually, on or before the licensee’s annual renewal date, an |
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affidavit that certifies, with respect to the preceding 12-month |
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period, the following:
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(a) No more than 10 percent of the gross revenue of the |
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business is from the sale of food consumed on the licensed |
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premises as defined in s. 386.203(11).
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(b) Other than customary bar snacks as defined by rule of |
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the division, the licensed vendor does not provide or serve food |
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to a person on the licensed premises without requiring the |
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person to pay a separately stated charge for food that |
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reasonably approximates the retail value of the food.
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(c) The licensed vendor conspicuously posts signs at each |
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entrance to the establishment stating that smoking is permitted |
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in the establishment.
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The division shall establish by rule the format of the affidavit |
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required by this subsection.
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(6) Every third year after the initial designation, on or |
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before the licensee’s annual license renewal, the licensed |
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vendor must additionally provide to the division a certified |
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audit from a certified public accountant that it is in |
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compliance with the percentage requirement of subsection (5)(a) |
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for the preceding 12-month period. Such certified audit shall be |
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admissible in any proceeding pursuant to s. 120.57.
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(7) The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco shall |
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have the power to enforce the provisions of part II of chapter |
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386 and to audit a licensed vendor that operates a business that |
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meets the definition of a stand-alone bar as provided in s. |
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386.203(11) for compliance with this section.
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(8) Any vendor that operates a business that meets the |
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definition of a stand-alone bar as provided in s. 386.203(11) |
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who violates the provisions of this section or part II of |
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chapter 386 shall be subject to the following penalties:
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(a) For the first violation, the vendor shall be subject |
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to a warning or a fine of up to $500, or both;
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(b) For the second violation within 2 years after the |
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first violation, the vendor shall be subject to a fine of not |
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less than $500 or more than $2,000;
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(c) For the third or subsequent violation within 2 years |
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after the first violation, the vendor shall receive a suspension |
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of the right to maintain a stand-alone bar in which tobacco |
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smoking is permitted, not to exceed 30 days, and shall be |
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subject to a fine of not less than $500 or more than $2,000; and
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(d) For the fourth or subsequent violation, the vendor |
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shall receive a 60-day suspension of the right to maintain a |
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stand-alone bar in which tobacco smoking is permitted and shall |
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be subject to a fine of not less than $500 or more than $2,000 |
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or revocation of the right to maintain a stand-alone bar in |
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which tobacco smoking is permitted. |
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(9) The division shall adopt rules governing the |
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designation process, criteria for qualification, required |
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recordkeeping, auditing, and all other rules necessary for the |
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effective enforcement and administration of this section and |
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part II of chapter 386. The division is authorized to adopt |
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emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4) to implement the |
584
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provisions of this section. |
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Section 15. If any provision of this act or the |
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application thereof to any person or circumstance is held |
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invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or |
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applications of the act which can be given effect without the |
589
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invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions |
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of this act are declared severable. |
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Section 16. If any law amended by this act was also |
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amended by a law enacted at the 2003 Regular Session of the |
593
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Legislature, such laws shall be construed as if they had been |
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enacted during the same session of the Legislature, and full |
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effect shall be given to each if possible. |
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Section 17. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. |
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Remove the entire title, and insert: |
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A bill to be entitled |
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An act relating to the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act; |
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implementing s. 20, Art. X of the State Constitution; |
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amending s. 386.201, F.S., providing a popular name; |
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amending s. 386.202, F.S.; providing legislative intent; |
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amending s. 386.203, F.S.; providing definitions; amending |
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s. 386.204, F.S.; prohibiting smoking in an enclosed |
608
|
indoor workplace; creating s. 386.2045, F.S.; establishing |
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specific exceptions to the prohibition against smoking in |
610
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an enclosed indoor workplace; amending s. 386.205, F.S.; |
611
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providing for designated customs smoking rooms in airport |
612
|
in-transit lounges; providing requirements with respect |
613
|
thereto; amending s. 386.206, F.S.; providing for |
614
|
continuation of requirements with respect to the posting |
615
|
of signs stating that smoking is not permitted in an |
616
|
enclosed indoor workplace; requiring the proprietor or |
617
|
person in charge of an enclosed indoor workplace to |
618
|
develop and implement a policy regarding smoking |
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prohibitions; providing requirements with respect to |
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posting of signs at an airport terminal that includes a |
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|
designated customs smoking room and an enclosed indoor |
622
|
workplace where a smoking cessation program or medical or |
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scientific research is conducted or performed; providing |
624
|
for expiration of such provisions; amending s. 386.207, |
625
|
F.S.; providing for enforcement of the Florida Clean |
626
|
Indoor Act by the Department of Health, the Division of |
627
|
Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and |
628
|
Professional Regulation, and the Division of Alcoholic |
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Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and |
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|
Professional Regulation; increasing penalties; eliminating |
631
|
exemptions; amending s. 386.208, F.S.; providing |
632
|
penalties; reenacting s. 386.209, F.S., which preempts |
633
|
regulation of smoking to the state; amending s. 386.211, |
634
|
F.S., relating to public announcements in mass |
635
|
transportation terminals, to conform; reenacting and |
636
|
amending s. 386.212, F.S., which prohibits any person |
637
|
under 18 years of age from smoking tobacco in, on, or |
638
|
within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a public |
639
|
or private elementary, middle, or secondary school and |
640
|
provides penalties therefor; creating s. 386.2125, F.S.; |
641
|
requiring the Department of Health and the Department of |
642
|
Business and Professional Regulation to adopt rules; |
643
|
creating s. 561.695, F.S.; providing for designation of |
644
|
stand-alone bars by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages |
645
|
and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional |
646
|
Regulation; providing procedure, requirements, and |
647
|
restrictions with respect to such designation; providing |
648
|
for rulemaking; providing for enforcement; providing |
649
|
penalties; providing severability; providing for |
650
|
construction of the act in pari materia with laws enacted |
651
|
during the 2003 Regular Session of the Legislature; |
652
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providing an effective date. |