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The Smoke The Smoke-

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Free Arizona Act Arizona Act

Arizona Department of Health Services Arizona Department of Health Services

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The Smoke The Smoke-

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Free Arizona Act

In November of 2006, the citizens of In November of 2006, the citizens of Arizona made their voices heard by Arizona made their voices heard by passing the Smoke passing the Smoke-

  • Free Arizona Act,

Free Arizona Act, A.R.S. A.R.S. § § 36 36-

  • 601.01, which prohibits

601.01, which prohibits smoking in most enclosed public smoking in most enclosed public places and places of employment. places and places of employment. The The Smoke Smoke-

  • Free Arizona Act became

Free Arizona Act became effective May 1, 2007. effective May 1, 2007.

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What is the Smoke What is the Smoke-

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Free Arizona Act?

Provides that people will not be subjected to Provides that people will not be subjected to secondhand smoke in most public places and places of secondhand smoke in most public places and places of employment. employment.

n n

Public places means an Public places means an enclosed

enclosed area to which the public is

area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted invited or in which the public is permitted

n n

Places of employment means an Places of employment means an enclosed

enclosed area under the

area under the control of a public or private employer that employees normally control of a public or private employer that employees normally frequent during the course of employment frequent during the course of employment

The Law prohibits smoking inside and within 20 feet of The Law prohibits smoking inside and within 20 feet of entrances, open windows, or ventilation systems of an entrances, open windows, or ventilation systems of an establishment. establishment.

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Examples Examples

n n Public Places

Public Places

n n Airports

Airports

n n Banks

Banks

n n Bars

Bars

n n Health care facilities

Health care facilities

n n Public transportation

Public transportation

n n Restaurants

Restaurants

n n Retail stores

Retail stores

n n Sports facilities

Sports facilities

n n Theatres

Theatres

n n Places of Employment

Places of Employment

n n Office buildings

Office buildings

n n Work areas

Work areas

n n Employee lounges

Employee lounges

n n Restrooms

Restrooms

n n Conference and

Conference and meeting rooms meeting rooms

n n Private offices

Private offices

n n Vehicles

Vehicles

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Arizona is Not Alone Arizona is Not Alone… …

Currently, 25 states including Currently, 25 states including Arizona, have already passed Arizona, have already passed strong smoke strong smoke-

  • free air laws. Three

free air laws. Three states have passed smoke states have passed smoke-

  • free

free laws that will be effective in 2009. laws that will be effective in 2009.

(As of February 2008) (As of February 2008)

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Exemptions of the Exemptions of the Smoke Smoke-

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Free Arizona Act

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Private residences Private residences

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Hotel and motel rooms Hotel and motel rooms

n n

Retail tobacco stores Retail tobacco stores

n n

Veterans and fraternal clubs Veterans and fraternal clubs

n n

Outdoor patios Outdoor patios

n n

American Indian Religious American Indian Religious Ceremonies Ceremonies

n n

Theatrical performance Theatrical performance

For more information about the exemptions of the Law please visit smokefreearizona.org Tribes are Sovereign Nations. Tribes are Sovereign Nations. The Smoke The Smoke-

  • Free Arizona Act has no application on

Free Arizona Act has no application on Indian reservations. Indian reservations.

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Why It Why It’ ’s Important? s Important?

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The main purpose of the Smoke-Free Arizona Act is to protect workers, customers, and the general public from the harmful effects

  • f secondhand smoke in most enclosed public places and places of

employment.

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Why is it so important?

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4,000 chemical compounds have been identified in secondhand smoke, 200 are poisons and at least 40 cause cancer 1

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Exposure to the secondhand smoke of just one cigarette per day accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) 2

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Smoke-filled rooms have up to six times the air pollution as a busy highway 3

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Secondhand smoke is responsible for approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths annually in U.S. non-smokers 4

1American Lung Association, www.lungusa.org; 2American Heart Association, www.heart.org; 3Centers for Disease Control, It’s Time to Stop Being a passive Victim, 1993; 4CDC Tobacco Use

in the U.S., Retrieved Sept. 30, 2003, www.cdc.gov/tobacco/overview/tobus_us.htm.

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Requirements for Businesses Requirements for Businesses

n n There are a few simple things that employers

There are a few simple things that employers and business owners can do to comply with the and business owners can do to comply with the Law: Law:

n n Remove all indoor ashtrays and smoking receptacles

Remove all indoor ashtrays and smoking receptacles

n n Move all outdoor ashtrays and smoking receptacles at

Move all outdoor ashtrays and smoking receptacles at least 20 ft away from entrances least 20 ft away from entrances

n n Post the required no

Post the required no-

  • smoking signs at every entrance

smoking signs at every entrance

n n Inform employees about the Law

Inform employees about the Law

n n Prohibit anyone from smoking within 20 feet of all

Prohibit anyone from smoking within 20 feet of all entrances and inside your place of business entrances and inside your place of business

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Smoke Smoke-

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Free Arizona Sign Arizona Sign Requirements Requirements

Universal No-Smoking Symbol RED or the words “No Smoking”

Smoke-Free Arizona Website

Smoke-Free Arizona Telephone Number A.R.S. § § 36-601.01

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Custom Custom-

  • made Signs

made Signs

* Example of an acceptable custom-made sign

Business proprietors have the option of ordering signage free of charge OR creating their own "no smoking" signs as long as they have all the required information.

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Now Available! Now Available!

The purpose of the 20 foot sticker is to remind customers, visitors and employees that smoking is prohibited within 20 feet of the entrance. Keep in mind that this add-on is not required by the Law and it does not replace the current Smoke-Free Arizona signs.

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Outdoor Patios Outdoor Patios

n n Smoking is allowed on outdoor patios.

Smoking is allowed on outdoor patios. Business Business

  • wners with food and/or liquor licenses should
  • wners with food and/or liquor licenses should

consider contacting the county health consider contacting the county health department, the Department of Liquor Licenses department, the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, the local building department, and and Control, the local building department, and any other applicable authorities before modifying any other applicable authorities before modifying

  • r building a new outdoor smoking patio. Other
  • r building a new outdoor smoking patio. Other

business owners should also consider contacting business owners should also consider contacting any applicable authorities. any applicable authorities.

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Outdoor Patios and the 20 Foot Rule Outdoor Patios and the 20 Foot Rule

n n If an outdoor patio is less than 20 feet from any

If an outdoor patio is less than 20 feet from any entrance of an establishment, a proprietor may entrance of an establishment, a proprietor may permit smoking on the outdoor patio only if the permit smoking on the outdoor patio only if the proprietor uses a method that: proprietor uses a method that:

n n Provides a smoke

Provides a smoke-

  • free entrance into the

free entrance into the establishment establishment

n n Does not permit tobacco smoke to drift into the

Does not permit tobacco smoke to drift into the establishment through entrances, open windows, establishment through entrances, open windows, ventilation systems, or other means ventilation systems, or other means

For more information regarding outdoor patios, please visit our For more information regarding outdoor patios, please visit our website at website at smokefreearizona.org, call 1 smokefreearizona.org, call 1-

  • 877

877-

  • AZ STOPS, or contact your county health

AZ STOPS, or contact your county health department. department.

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Education is the Key Education is the Key

n n ADHS and the county health departments are

ADHS and the county health departments are responsible to implement the Smoke responsible to implement the Smoke-

  • Free

Free Arizona Act by helping businesses (including Arizona Act by helping businesses (including bars and restaurants) to comply with the Law bars and restaurants) to comply with the Law and by educating the general public about the and by educating the general public about the benefits of the Law benefits of the Law

n n The Smoke

The Smoke-

  • Free Arizona toll

Free Arizona toll-

  • free information

free information line is available 24 hours a day to answer line is available 24 hours a day to answer inquiries from the public and businesses inquiries from the public and businesses

n n Educational presentations and on

Educational presentations and on-

  • site visits are

site visits are

  • ften performed by request to help businesses
  • ften performed by request to help businesses

comply with the Law comply with the Law

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ADHS Accepting Complaints ADHS Accepting Complaints

n n Citizens of Arizona can file complaints

Citizens of Arizona can file complaints anonymously in the following way: anonymously in the following way:

n n Call the Smoke

Call the Smoke-

  • Free Arizona Program at

Free Arizona Program at 1 1-

  • 877

877-

  • 429

429-

  • 6676

6676

n n File a compliant online at

File a compliant online at www.smokefreearizona.com www.smokefreearizona.com

n n Email the Smoke

Email the Smoke-

  • Free Arizona Program at

Free Arizona Program at smokefreearizona@azdhs.gov smokefreearizona@azdhs.gov

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What Happens to My Complaint? What Happens to My Complaint?

n n All complaints are received by ADHS and are

All complaints are received by ADHS and are referred to the appropriate county health referred to the appropriate county health department for education, compliance, and department for education, compliance, and enforcement enforcement

n n County health departments are in charge of

County health departments are in charge of investigating complaints about violations of the investigating complaints about violations of the Smoke Smoke-

  • Free Arizona Act. The county health

Free Arizona Act. The county health departments have 15 days after receipt of the departments have 15 days after receipt of the complaint to conduct an inspection or perform complaint to conduct an inspection or perform education activities . education activities .

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Complaints, Violations, and Complaints, Violations, and Penalties Penalties

n n If a violation is found, the business owner is

If a violation is found, the business owner is subject to fines between $100 to $500 per subject to fines between $100 to $500 per violation per day or up to $5,000 per violation violation per day or up to $5,000 per violation per day if a Superior Court determines there is a per day if a Superior Court determines there is a pattern of noncompliance. pattern of noncompliance.

n n An individual who smokes where prohibited is

An individual who smokes where prohibited is guilty of a petty offense and may be fined guilty of a petty offense and may be fined between $50 to $300 between $50 to $300

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Contact Information Contact Information

n n For more information, please call us at :

For more information, please call us at : 1 1-

  • 877

877-

  • AZSTOPS

AZSTOPS (1 (1-

  • 877

877-

  • 297

297-

  • 8677)

8677) Email us at : Email us at : smokefreearizona@azdhs.gov smokefreearizona@azdhs.gov

n n To file a complaint, please call:

To file a complaint, please call: 1 1-

  • 877

877-

  • 4 AZNOSMOKE

4 AZNOSMOKE ( 1 ( 1-

  • 877

877-

  • 429

429-

  • 6676)

6676) Email us at: Email us at: nosmokingarizona@azdhs.gov nosmokingarizona@azdhs.gov