Smoking Regulations, Tobacco Prevention Programs

Contents

• Washington State Regulations
• Local Government Regulations
• Smoke-Free Parks
• Smoking in Motor Vehicles When Children Present
• Prevention Programs and 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 

• Lacey Ordinance No. 1255 () - Adopts provisions of Initiative 901, passed 12-05
• Mason County Tobacco Prevention and Control - All Mason County property is designated smoke-free, including parks and fairgrounds
  • Mason County Tobacco-Free Policies News Release, 1-13-06
• Seattle King County Public Health
  • Tobacco Prevention Program
  • 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

• Trust for Public Land City Parks Blog -  Smoking Bans In Public Parks, by  John Crotty, posted July 8, 2011
• Vancouver, B.C. Canada -  No-Smoking Policy for Vancouver Parks and Beaches, Memo from General Manager, Parks and Recreation to Vancouver Park Board,  April 8, 2010

Washington Examples

• Battle Ground  Ordinance No. 07-014 () - Smoking in Parks, passed 6-07
• 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 () - 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 (), 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 (), 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.  27841 ( 47) - Amendment to the municipal park code by prohibiting smoking in all city parks, passed 10-20-09
  • Tacoma Resolution No. 35519 () - Posting Signs in Parks to Refrain from Smoking
• Vancouver - Clark County 
  • Vancouver Advisory Commission Recommends Tobacco Ban in Parks, News Release,  February 22, 2010
  • Vancouver Resolution No.3510 () - Outdoors Facilities Voluntary Tobacco Free Policy, passed, 9-05 - Includes policy statement and procedures
  • Vancouver Resolution No.3519 () - 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, and Canadian provinces, are considering or have passed legislation relating to smoking in vehicles when children are present.    

• Smoke-Free Homes, Cars, and Parks  - 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 (), 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 (), prepared by Emily Yearwood-Lee,  Background Brief 2008: 01 / April 2008 - Summary of laws and proposals in U.S. and Canada

Prevention Programs and Information Resources

• Tobacco Prevention and Control Program - Washington State Department of Health
• Smoke Free Washington - Washington State Department of Health 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

Related MRSC Resources
MRSC Index – Washington Indoor Clean Air Act, including smoking policies in public places