| 1 | Representative(s) Hasner offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with directory and title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 87 through 271, and insert: |
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| 6 | Section 2. Section 386.204, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 7 | to read: |
| 8 | 386.204 Prohibition.-- |
| 9 | (1) A person may not smoke in an enclosed indoor |
| 10 | workplace, except as otherwise provided in s. 386.2045. |
| 11 | (2) A proprietor or other person in charge of an enclosed |
| 12 | indoor workplace may not permit smoking in that enclosed indoor |
| 13 | workplace. If the proprietor or other person in charge of an |
| 14 | enclosed indoor workplace observes smoking in that workplace or |
| 15 | has been notified of observed smoking in that workplace in |
| 16 | violation of this part, the proprietor or other person in charge |
| 17 | of the enclosed indoor workplace shall request the violator to |
| 18 | stop smoking and, if the violator does not comply, the |
| 19 | proprietor or other person in charge of the enclosed indoor |
| 20 | workplace shall require the violator to leave the premises. A |
| 21 | proprietor or other person in charge of an enclosed indoor |
| 22 | workplace who fails to comply with this subsection is subject to |
| 23 | the procedures and penalties prescribed in ss. 386.207 and |
| 24 | 561.695, as applicable. |
| 25 | Section 3. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 386.2045, |
| 26 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 27 | 386.2045 Enclosed indoor workplaces; specific |
| 28 | exceptions.--Notwithstanding s. 386.204, tobacco smoking may be |
| 29 | permitted in each of the following places: |
| 30 | (2) RETAIL TOBACCO SHOP.--An enclosed indoor workplace |
| 31 | dedicated to or predominantly for the retail sale of tobacco, |
| 32 | tobacco products, and accessories for such products, as defined |
| 33 | in s. 386.203(9) s. 386.203(8). |
| 34 | (4) STAND-ALONE BAR.--A business that meets the definition |
| 35 | of a stand-alone bar as defined in s. 386.203(12) s. 386.203(11) |
| 36 | and that otherwise complies with all applicable provisions of |
| 37 | the Beverage Law and this part. |
| 38 | Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 386.205, Florida |
| 39 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 40 | 386.205 Customs smoking rooms.--A customs smoking room may |
| 41 | be designated by the person in charge of an airport in-transit |
| 42 | lounge under the authority and control of the Bureau of Customs |
| 43 | and Border Protection of the United States Department of |
| 44 | Homeland Security. A customs smoking room may only be designated |
| 45 | in an airport in-transit lounge under the authority and control |
| 46 | of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the United |
| 47 | States Department of Homeland Security. A customs smoking room |
| 48 | may not be designated in an elevator, restroom, or any common |
| 49 | area as defined by s. 386.203. Each customs smoking room must |
| 50 | conform to the following requirements: |
| 51 | (1) Work, other than essential services defined in s. |
| 52 | 386.203(7) s. 386.203(6), must not be performed in the room at |
| 53 | any given time. |
| 54 | Section 5. Section 386.206, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 55 | to read: |
| 56 | 386.206 Posting of signs; requiring policies.-- |
| 57 | (1) The person in charge of an enclosed indoor workplace |
| 58 | that prior to adoption of s. 20, Art. X of the State |
| 59 | Constitution was required to post signs under the requirements |
| 60 | of this section must continue to conspicuously post, or cause to |
| 61 | be posted, signs stating that smoking is not permitted in the |
| 62 | enclosed indoor workplace. Each sign posted pursuant to this |
| 63 | section must have letters of reasonable size which can be easily |
| 64 | read. The color, design, and precise place of posting of such |
| 65 | signs shall be left to the discretion of the person in charge of |
| 66 | the premises. |
| 67 | (1)(2) The proprietor or other person in charge of an |
| 68 | enclosed indoor workplace must develop and implement a policy |
| 69 | regarding the smoking prohibitions established in this part. The |
| 70 | policy may include, but is not limited to, procedures to be |
| 71 | taken when the proprietor or other person in charge witnesses or |
| 72 | is made aware of a violation of s. 386.204 in the enclosed |
| 73 | indoor workplace and must include a policy which prohibits an |
| 74 | employee from smoking in the enclosed indoor workplace. In order |
| 75 | to increase public awareness, the person in charge of an |
| 76 | enclosed indoor workplace may, at his or her discretion, post |
| 77 | "NO SMOKING" signs as deemed appropriate. |
| 78 | (2)(3) The person in charge of an airport terminal that |
| 79 | includes a designated customs smoking room must conspicuously |
| 80 | post, or cause to be posted, signs stating that no smoking is |
| 81 | permitted except in the designated customs smoking room located |
| 82 | in the customs area of the airport. Each sign posted pursuant to |
| 83 | this section must have letters of reasonable size that can be |
| 84 | easily read. The color, design, and precise locations at which |
| 85 | such signs are posted shall be left to the discretion of the |
| 86 | person in charge of the premises. |
| 87 | (3)(4) The proprietor or other person in charge of an |
| 88 | enclosed indoor workplace where a smoking cessation program, |
| 89 | medical research, or scientific research is conducted or |
| 90 | performed must conspicuously post, or cause to be posted, signs |
| 91 | stating that smoking is permitted for such purposes in |
| 92 | designated areas in the enclosed indoor workplace. Each sign |
| 93 | posted pursuant to this section must have letters of reasonable |
| 94 | size which can be easily read. The color, design, and precise |
| 95 | locations at which such signs are posted shall be left to the |
| 96 | discretion of the person in charge of the premises. |
| 97 | (5) The provisions of subsection (1) shall expire on July |
| 98 | 1, 2005. |
| 99 | Section 6. Section 386.208, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 100 | to read: |
| 101 | 386.208 Penalties.-- |
| 102 | (1) Any person who violates s. 386.204 commits a |
| 103 | noncriminal violation as defined in s. 775.08(3), punishable by |
| 104 | a fine of not more than $100 for the first violation and not |
| 105 | more than $500 for each subsequent violation. Jurisdiction shall |
| 106 | be with the appropriate county court. |
| 107 | (2) A law enforcement officer may issue a citation in such |
| 108 | form as prescribed by a county or municipality to any person who |
| 109 | violates the provisions of this part. Any such citation must |
| 110 | contain: |
| 111 | (a) The date and time of issuance. |
| 112 | (b) The name and address of the person cited. |
| 113 | (c) The date and time the civil infraction was committed. |
| 114 | (d) The statute violated. |
| 115 | (e) The facts constituting the violation. |
| 116 | (f) The name and authority of the law enforcement officer. |
| 117 | (g) The procedure for the person to follow in order to pay |
| 118 | the fine, contest the citation, or appear in court. |
| 119 | (h) The applicable range of the fine for the violation, |
| 120 | which may not be more than $100 for a first violation and not |
| 121 | more than $500 for each subsequent violation. |
| 122 | (3) Any person who fails to comply with the directions of |
| 123 | the citation shall be deemed to have waived his or her right to |
| 124 | contest the citation and the court may issue an order to show |
| 125 | cause. |
| 126 | (4) If a person who violates s. 386.204, or any provision |
| 127 | of this part, refuses to comply with the request of the |
| 128 | proprietor or other person in charge of an enclosed indoor |
| 129 | workplace to stop smoking or otherwise comply with the |
| 130 | provisions of this part, a law enforcement officer may remove |
| 131 | the violator from the premises. |
| 132 | (5) This section does not limit any other action or remedy |
| 133 | that is available to a proprietor or other person in charge of |
| 134 | an enclosed indoor workplace and does not limit the authority of |
| 135 | a law enforcement officer, the department, or the Division of |
| 136 | Hotels and Restaurants and the Division of Alcoholic Beverages |
| 137 | and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional |
| 138 | Regulation to enforce the provisions of this part or any other |
| 139 | rule, law, or ordinance. |
| 140 | Section 7. Subsections (1), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of |
| 141 | section 561.695, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 142 | 561.695 Stand-alone bar enforcement; qualification; |
| 143 | penalties.-- |
| 144 | (1) The division shall designate as a stand-alone bar the |
| 145 | licensed premises of a vendor that operates a business that |
| 146 | meets the definition of a stand-alone bar in s. 386.203(12) s. |
| 147 | 386.203(11) upon receipt of the vendor's election to permit |
| 148 | tobacco smoking in the licensed premises. |
| 149 | (5) After the initial designation, to continue to qualify |
| 150 | as a stand-alone bar the licensee must provide to the division |
| 151 | annually, on or before the licensee's annual renewal date, an |
| 152 | affidavit that certifies, with respect to the preceding 12-month |
| 153 | period, the following: |
| 154 | (a) No more than 10 percent of the gross revenue of the |
| 155 | business is from the sale of food consumed on the licensed |
| 156 | premises as defined in s. 386.203(12)(11). |
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| 159 | =========== D I R E C T O R Y A M E N D M E N T ========== |
| 160 | Remove lines 55 through 59, and insert: |
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| 162 | Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 386.203, Florida |
| 163 | Statutes, is amended, present subsections (6) through (13) of |
| 164 | said section are redesignated as subsections (7) through (14), |
| 165 | respectively, and a new subsection (6) is added to that section, |
| 166 | to read: |
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| 169 | ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ============= |
| 170 | Remove lines 9 through 16, and insert: |
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| 172 | the act; amending s. 386.204, F.S.; eliminating certain |