HOUSE AMENDMENT |
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Representatives Kallinger and Prieguez offered the 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 |
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and at public meetings that are reasonably free fromtobacco |
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smoke and to implement the Florida health initiative in s. 20, |
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Art. X of the State Constitutionby providing a uniform |
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statewide maximum code. This part shall not be interpreted to |
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require the designation of smoking areas. However, it is the |
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intent of the Legislature to discourage the designation of any |
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area within a government building as a smoking area.It is the |
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intent of the Legislature to not inhibit, or otherwise obstruct, |
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medical or scientific research or smoking-cessation programs |
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conducted by a medical research facility in this state.
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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 uncovered openings, screened or otherwise |
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partially covered openings; or open or closed windows, |
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jalousies, doors, or the like. This section applies to all such |
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enclosed indoor workplaces without regard to whether work is |
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occurring at any given time. The term does not include a |
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workplace that does not have physical barriers of any kind from |
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above; a workplace that is totally or partially bounded from |
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above but of which at least 25 percent of contiguous surface |
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area of the sides is without a physical barrier; or a workplace |
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that is bounded on all sides and above by physical barriers |
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consisting of no more than 50 percent of the total bounded |
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surface area of the workplace.
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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) “Membership association” means a charitable, |
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nonprofit, or veterans’ association 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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(8) “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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(9) "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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(10) “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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(11)(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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(12) “Stand-alone bar” means any place of business 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 of which is not located within, and does |
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not share any common entryway or common indoor area with, any |
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other enclosed indoor workplace, including any business for |
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which the sale of food or any other product or service is more |
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than an incidental source of gross annual revenue. A place of |
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business constitutes a stand-alone bar in which the service of |
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food is merely incidental in accordance with this subsection if:
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(a) The business derives no more than 10 percent of its |
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annual gross revenue from the sale of food.
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(b) The vendor meets the qualifications for and possesses |
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a stand-alone bar smoking permit issued pursuant to s. 561.695.
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(13) “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.
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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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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
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it is not being used commercially to provide child care, adult |
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care, or health care, or any combination thereof as defined in |
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s. 386.203(1).
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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(9).
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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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386.203(4).
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(4) STAND-ALONE BAR.--A place of business devoted during |
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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, as |
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defined in s. 386.203(12); and the licensed premises of which is |
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not located within, and does not share any common entryway or |
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common indoor area with, any other enclosed indoor workplace, |
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including any business for which the sale of food or any other |
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product or service is more than an incidental source of gross |
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annual revenue.
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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 conducted by a medical research facility, or medical or |
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scientific research conducted therein. Each room in which |
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tobacco smoking is permitted must comply with the signage |
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requirements in s. 386.206.
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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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(7) MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION.—A facility owned or leased by |
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and used exclusively for noncommercial activities performed by |
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the members and guests of a membership association as defined in |
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s. 386.203(7), including social gatherings, meetings, dining, |
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and dances. Each room in which tobacco smoking is permitted must |
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comply with the signage requirements in s. 386.206. |
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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 a enclosed |
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indoor workplace may, at his or her discretion, post "NO |
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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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enclosed indoor workplace where a smoking cessation program, |
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medical, or scientific research medical or scientific research |
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be posted, signs stating that smoking is permitted for such |
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purposes in designated areas in the enclosed indoor workplace. |
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Each sign posted pursuant to this section must have letters of |
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reasonable size which can be easily read. The color, design, and |
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precise locations at which such signs are posted shall be left |
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to the discretion of the person in charge of the premises.
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(5) The proprietor or other person in charge of a |
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membership association, must conspicuously post, or cause to be |
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posted, signs stating that smoking is permitted in the facility. |
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Each sign posted pursuant to this section must have letters of |
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reasonable size which can be easily read. The color, design, and |
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precise locations at which such signs are posted shall be left |
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to the discretion of the person in charge of the facility. |
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(6) 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 and the Department of Business and |
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Professional Regulationor the division shall enforce this part |
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ss. 386.205 and 386.206and to implement such enforcement shall |
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adopt, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, rules |
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specifying procedures to be followed by enforcement personnel in |
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investigating complaints and notifying alleged violators, rules |
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defining types of cases for which exemptions may be granted,and |
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rules specifying procedures by which appeals may be taken by |
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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 and the Department of Business and |
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Professional Regulationor division. The State Fire Marshal |
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shall report to the department and the Department of Business |
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and Professional Regulationor division observed violations of |
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this partss. 386.205 and 386.206found during its periodic |
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inspections conducted underpursuant toits regulatory |
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authority. The department and the Department of Business and |
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Professional Regulationor the division, upon notification of |
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observed violations of this partss. 386.205 and 386.206, shall |
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issue to the proprietor or other person in charge of such |
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enclosed indoor workplacepublic place a notice to comply with |
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this partss. 386.205 and 386.206. If thesuchperson fails to |
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comply within 30 days after receipt of thesuchnotice, the |
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department or the Department of Business and Professional |
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Regulationdivision shall assess a civil penalty against the |
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person of not less than $250 andhim or her not to exceed $750 |
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$100 for the first violation and not less than $500 andnot to |
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exceed $2,000$500for each subsequent violation. The imposition |
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of thesuch fine mustshall be in accordance with the provisions |
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of chapter 120. If a person refuses to comply with this partss. |
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386.205 and 386.206, after having been assessed such penalty, |
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the department or the Department of Business and Professional |
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Regulationdivisionmay file a complaint in the circuit court of |
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the county in which the enclosed indoor workplacesuch public |
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placeis located to 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 shall, in |
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consultation with the State Fire Marshal and the Department of |
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Business and Professional Regulation, have the authority to |
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adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement |
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the provisions of this part.
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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 smoking permit.--
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(1) A vendor operating a business that meets the |
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definition of a stand-alone bar as provided in s. 386.203(12) |
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and that possesses all required state and local licenses |
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pertaining to the sale or service of alcoholic beverages or |
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food, and provides proof to the division of such licensure may |
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obtain a stand-alone bar smoking permit upon the filing of a |
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properly completed application and payment of a permit fee of |
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$150. |
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(2) Only the licensed vendor may provide or serve food on |
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the licensed premises of a stand-alone bar. Other than customary |
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bar snacks as defined by rule of the Department of Business and |
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Professional Regulation, the licensed vendor may not provide or |
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serve food to a person on the licensed premises without |
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requiring the person to pay a separately stated charge for the |
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food that reasonably approximates the retail value of the food.
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(3) Notwithstanding the permit fee assessed in subsection |
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(1), a licensed vendor operating a business that meets the |
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definition of a stand-alone bar as defined in s. 386.203(12) may |
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obtain a nonfood service stand-alone bar smoking permit upon the |
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filing of a properly completed application.
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(a) In order to obtain a nonfood service stand-alone bar |
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smoking permit, the only food provided by the business, or in |
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any other way present or brought onto the premises for |
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consumption by patrons, is limited to nonperishable snack food |
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items commercially prepackaged off the premises of the stand- |
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alone bar and served without additions or preparation; except |
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that a stand-alone bar may pop popcorn for consumption on its |
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premises, provided that the equipment used to pop the popcorn is |
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not used to prepare any other food for patrons; and
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(b) The stand-alone bar does not at any time use any |
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common area, food storage area, food preparation area, or air- |
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conditioning, heating, ventilation, or air filtration system |
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that is at any time used as or by a restaurant or any other |
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enclosed indoor workplace.
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(4) A 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 July 1, 2004, the division shall review the |
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annual permit fees imposed in this section and may reduce the |
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fees to amounts the division determines are sufficient to cover |
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the cost of audits and administration.
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(6) A stand-alone bar smoking permit is subject to |
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administrative penalties, including the imposition of fines and |
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suspension or revocation of permit for violations of the |
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conditions or qualifications necessary to maintain the |
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designation as a stand-alone bar, provided, however, that a |
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fourth violation of the conditions or qualifications necessary |
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to maintain designation as a stand-alone bar shall result in the |
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revocation of the permit. |
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(7) The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the |
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Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall adopt |
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rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 governing the |
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application process, criteria for qualification, permit fees, |
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required recordkeeping, auditing, enforcement, and all other |
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rules necessary or appropriate for the effective administration |
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and enforcement of this section and s. 386.203(11) consistent |
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with the division’s enforcement authority established in s. |
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561.29. |
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Section 15. On or after July 1, 2003, a vendor operating a |
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business intending to obtain a permit as a stand-alone bar as |
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provided in s. 561.695, Florida Statutes, shall post a notice of |
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such intention at the same location where 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, Florida Statutes, and the Beverage Law. On or |
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before October 1, 2003, the vendor must have applied for the |
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stand-alone bar permit pursuant to s. 561.695, Florida Statutes, |
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in order to continue to allow smoking in the enclosed indoor |
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workplace. |
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Section 16. 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 |
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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 17. 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 |
575
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Legislature, such laws shall be construed as if they had been |
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enacted at the same session of the Legislature, and full effect |
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shall be given to each if possible. |
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Section 18. 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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revising various provisions of pt. II of ch. 386, F.S., |
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the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act, for the purpose of |
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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.; revising legislative intent; |
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amending s. 386.203, F.S.; providing definitions; amending |
592
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s. 386.204, F.S.; prohibiting smoking in an enclosed |
593
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indoor workplace; creating s. 386.2045, F.S.; establishing |
594
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specific exceptions to the prohibition against smoking in |
595
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an enclosed indoor workplace; amending s. 386.205, F.S., |
596
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relating to designation of smoking areas; limiting |
597
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designation to a customs smoking room in an airport in- |
598
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transit lounge; providing requirements for operation; |
599
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amending s. 386.206, F.S.; providing for continuation of |
600
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requirements with respect to the posting of signs stating |
601
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that smoking is not permitted in an indoor workplace; |
602
|
requiring the proprietor or person in charge of an |
603
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enclosed indoor workplace to develop and implement a |
604
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policy regarding smoking prohibitions; providing |
605
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requirements with respect to posting of signs at an |
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airport terminal that includes a designated customs |
607
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smoking room, an enclosed indoor workplace where a smoking |
608
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cessation program or medical or scientific research is |
609
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conducted or performed, and the facility of a membership |
610
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association; providing for expiration of such provisions; |
611
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amending s. 386.207, F.S., relating to administration, |
612
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enforcement, and civil penalties; removing cross |
613
|
references, to conform; authorizing enforcement of the act |
614
|
by the Department of Health and the Department of Business |
615
|
and Professional Regulation; increasing penalties; |
616
|
eliminating exemptions; amending s. 386.208, F.S.; |
617
|
clarifying language; reenacting s. 386.209, F.S., which |
618
|
preempts regulation of smoking to the state; amending s. |
619
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386.211, F.S., relating to public announcements in mass |
620
|
transportation terminals, to conform; reenacting and |
621
|
amending s. 386.212, F.S., which prohibits any person |
622
|
under 18 years of age from smoking tobacco in, on, or |
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within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a public |
624
|
or private elementary, middle, or secondary school and |
625
|
provides penalties therefor; creating s. 386.2125, F.S.; |
626
|
providing rulemaking authority; creating s. 561.695, F.S.; |
627
|
providing for the issuance of a stand-alone bar smoking |
628
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permit by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco |
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of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; |
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|
providing a permit fee; providing permit requirements; |
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|
providing for the issuance of a nonfood service stand- |
632
|
alone bar smoking permit; providing permit requirements; |
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|
requiring a vendor operating a stand-alone bar to post |
634
|
specified signs; providing for division review of permit |
635
|
fees; providing for administrative penalties and |
636
|
revocation of permit; requiring the division to adopt |
637
|
rules; requiring a vendor operating a stand-alone bar and |
638
|
who intends to obtain a permit as a stand-alone bar to |
639
|
post a notice of intent by a specified date; requiring |
640
|
such vendors to apply for a stand-alone bar permit by a |
641
|
specified date; providing severability; providing for |
642
|
construction of the act in pari materia with laws enacted |
643
|
during the 2003 Regular Session of the Legislature; |
644
|
providing an effective date. |