Non-smoking states
 

I am interested in finding out info about what states have non- smoking bans.

Melissa

I don't know if non-smoking states will help you (I know in NY the law covers the whole state) but I thnk in many states the laws will vary by city.

Also - many have partial but not complete non smoking laws (in New York it covers every indoor public place - ecept cigar bars - as well as major outdoor vanues - large stadia, many cafes etc.)

New York (including New York City) has been smoke-free for over 3 years, and it's great!

Given the recent landmark report from the Surgeon General that says "no debate" that second-hand smoke kills, I imagine more cities & states will ban smoking in the near future.

(San Diego is poised to ban smoking OUTDOORS in parks and on the beach -- thank you San Diego!)

California, the first as usual.

This chart should tell you what you need to know:

http://ash.org/smokingbans.html

I can't speak for the entire state of TX, but I can tell you that smoking is banned in public places here in Austin. No more smoky bars, or restaurants where smoke travels from the smoking section. Hip hip HOORAY!!

I think it's banned in Dallas too, although I'm not entirely sure.

Here's a site which has all kinds of information and maps including smokefree municipalities. Enjoy!!
http://www.no-smoke.org/goingsmokefree.php?id=114

The entire state of Delaware is smoke-free. It is wonderful!
Philadelphia is working on a ban.

Thanks

Boston is smoke-free in restaurants and bars. I've that Chicago will be next year.

Several beach cities in California have recently banned smoking on the beach. It goes on a city by city basis.

Can't smoke anywhere in the city of Seattle either. Must be 25' outside of any building :)

Google (ever hear of it?)is an excellent search engine. Try www.google.com - cut and paste it and then enter whatever you're searching for. I just did a search for you and immediately found this site: http://www.smokefreeworld.com/usa.shtml that provides a list with specifics.

bookmarking Thanks.

New Hampshire went smoke free YEARS ago - long before other states.

To the person who bookmarked, I hope you noted that the last post in the thread was from 2006....laws are constantly changing. For instance, since that post the city of Phila. went smoke-free, and more recently, the whole state of PA. I'm sure there are changes elsewhere as well.

Thank you, golaura. I did notice. I bookmarked for the websites.

Ohio - non smoking

Kentucky -- smoking

Colorado~non smoking.

annetti, I don't think you understood what Laura was trying to tell you. The information in the websites that you wanted the links for is obsolete.

For instance, the chart that I linked to on 7/16/06 apparently hasn't been updated, since it contains footnotes saying things like "Effective 1/2008." The page that LLinda posted is blank, and the smokefree page has a reference to a law that will "take effect May 2007".