What are the amendments to the Act?
The amendments proposed to the Smoke Free Places Act (or to the General Regulations made under the Act) include: • Eliminating designated smoking rooms in public places and work places; • Eliminating designated smoking areas on hospital grounds, with the exception of Hillsborough Hospital; • Prohibiting smoking in vehicles with minors under the ages of 19 present; • Prohibiting smoking on patios/decks of eating establishments and licensed establishments during certain hours of operation (Exemption between the hours of 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.); • Provide exemptions that permit designated smoking rooms for residents in long-term care facilities (public and private) as well as shelters for victims of domestic violence.
