Can the restrooms be located adjacent to or in the smoking area of a restaurant? If so, does the owner have to provide a “smoke-free path” from the non-smoking area to the restrooms?
Yes, the restrooms can be located adjacent to or in the smoking area of a restaurant but smoking in the restrooms is prohibited. The smoking area must be physically separated from the restrooms and must be vented separately from the restrooms. However, the law does not require a smoke-free path from the non-smoking area of a restaurant to the restrooms so a patron from the non-smoking area of the restaurant may have to travel through the smoking area to get to the restrooms. Restaurant owners and proprietors are encouraged to consider placing restrooms in non-smoking areas or creating smoke-free paths from the non-smoking area to the restrooms.
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