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Smoking Regulations, Tobacco Prevention Programs
Contents
- Washington State Regulations
- Local Government Regulations
- Smoke-Free Parks
- Smoking in Motor Vehicles When Children Present
- Prevention Programs
- Additional Information Resources
Washington State Regulations
- Washington Clean Indoor Air Act - Ch 70.160 RCW - Prohibits smoking in public places except in areas designated as smoking areas; amended by Initiative 901.
- RCW 26.28.080 - Prohibits selling or giving tobacco products to juveniles
- RCW 28A.210.310 - Prohibits use of tobacco products on school property
- Ch. 70.155 RCW - Regulates sale of tobacco products to minors and access of minors to those products
Local Government Regulations
- Battle Ground Ordinance No. 07-014 (
71 KB) - Smoking in Parks, passed 6-07
- Lacey Ordinance No. 1255 ( 149 KB) - Adopts provisions of Initiative 901, passed 12-05
- Mason County Tobacco-Free Policies News Release, 1-13-06
- Seattle King County
- Frequently Asked Questions: Smoking in Public Places and Workplace Law
- New Law Snuffs Out Smoking at Metro Bus Shelters - News from King County Department of Transportation
Release date: February 27, 2006
- Tacoma Pierce County Board of Health - Smoking in Public Places - Includes variance request and smoking shelter application
- Whatcom County Department of Health - Smoke-Free Washington Law
Smoke Free Parks
- Smoke-Free Parks - Washington State Department of Health, Smoke Free Washington
- Gig Harbor Municipal Code Section 9.24.010 - Smoking within City Parks Prohibited
- Lake Stevens Municipal Code Section 10.03.155 - Smoking and Tobacco Use Prohibited
- Mason County Code Section 9.44.041 - Smoking in County Parks or Fairgrounds (Scroll down to section)
- Olympia Resolution No. 1508 ( 53 KB) - Posting Signs Banning Smoking from Children's Play Areas
- Puyallup Municipal Code Section 9.20.195 - Lighted Material in City Park Property Prohibited
- Seattle
- Seattle Parks and Recreation News Release ( 55 KB), February 18, 2010 - Seattle Park Superintendent Relaxes Rule on Smoking in Parks
- Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Rule/Policy Number: P 060 7.21.00, Code of Conduct ( 107 KB), Effective April 1, 2010. Section 3.2.10 - Smoking, chewing, or other tobacco use within 25 feet of other park patrons and in play areas, beaches, or playgrounds;
- Spokane Tobacco Free Zone in the Park - Washington State Department of Health
- Tacoma
- Tacoma Ordinance No. 24841 (
- Tacoma Resolution No. 35519 ( 60 KB) - Posting Signs in Parks to Refrain from Smoking
677) - Amendment to the municipal park code by prohibiting smoking in all city parks, passed 10-20-09
- Tacoma Resolution No. 35519 (
- Vancouver
- Vancouver Advisory Commission Recommends Tobacco Ban in Parks, News Release, February 22, 2010
- Vancouver Resolution No.3510 ( 52 KB) - Outdoors Facilities Voluntary Tobacco Free Policy, passed, 9-05 - Includes policy statement and procedures
- Vancouver Resolution No.3519 ( 53 KB) - Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation's Community Center Campus Tobacco Free Policy, passed 11-05 - Includes policy statement and procedures
Smoking in Motor Vehicles When Children Present
A number of states are considering or have passed legislation relating to smoking in vehicles when children are present. In Washington State it is doubtful that a local government could enact provisions restricting smoking in cars without legislative authority.
- Smoke-Free Cars - Washington State Department of Health, Smoke Free Washington
- Secondhand Smoke in Cars May Lead to Dangerous Levels of Contaminants For Children - Harvard School of Public Health Press Release October 5, 2006
- Measuring Air Quality to Protect Children from Secondhand Smoke in Cars ( 706 KB), by Vaughan W. Rees, PhD, Gregory N. Connolly, DMD, MPH, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, November 2006
- Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles, by James J. Fazzalaro, Principal Analyst
Connecticut General Assembly, OLR Report 2006-R-0727, November 30, 2006 - Bans on Smoking in Vehicles Carrying Children, by Kevin McCarthy, Connecticut Office of Legislative Research (OLR) Report No. 2008-R-0133, February 15, 2008
- British Columbia, Canada, Legislative Library of British Columbia, Smoking in Cars with Children ( 99 KB), prepared by Emily Yearwood-Lee, Background Brief 2008: 01 / April 2008 - Summary of laws and proposals in U.S. and Canada
- Sample Legislation
- Arkansas ARK. CODE ANN. § 20-27-1901 to 20-27-1904 (2006) ( 5 MB) - Arkansas Protection from Secondhand Smoke for Children Act of 2006
- California Smoke Free Cars - California Department of Public Health
- California CAL. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE §118947-118949
- Louisiana LA. REV. STAT. §32:300.4 - Smoking in Motor Vehicles Prohibited
- Ontario, Canada, Ministry of Health Promotion Smoke Free Ontario - Contains link to legislation
- Arkansas ARK. CODE ANN. § 20-27-1901 to 20-27-1904 (2006) (
Prevention Programs
- Tobacco Prevention and Control Program - Washington State Department of Health
- Smoke Free Washington - Washington State Department of Health
- King County Tobacco Prevention Program
- Snohomish Tobacco Prevention and Control - Snohomish Health District
- Spokane County Tobacco Program - Spokane Regional Health District
- Yakima Health District - Tobacco Control and Prevention
Additional Information Resources
- The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General, June 27, 2006
- Smoking and Tobacco Use - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tobacco Prevention and Control - National Association of County and City Health Officials, Programs & Activities / Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Organizations
- American Lung Association
- Americans for Non-Smoker's Rights
- Tobacco Prevention and Control Partners - National Association of County and City Health Officials