How do the revisions to the smoking ordinance impact the owner or manager of bar in Arlington?
A bar is defined as an establishment that derives more than 75 percent of its gross revenues from the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption. Smoking is prohibited in a bar, night club, sexually oriented business, billiard hall, bingo parlor or bowling center unless the establishment does not allow any person under the age of 18 to enter, does not open into a restaurant, hotel, motel, or any other establishment where smoking is prohibited, and is fully enclosed floor to ceiling by solid walls with a stand alone heating/ventilation air conditioning system. An owner, manager or operator of such an establishment commits an offense if he or she allows smoking of a tobacco product unless this criteria has been met. Further, the owner or manager of a bar, night club, sexually oriented business, billiard hall, bingo parlor or bowling center commits an offense if he or she fails to post and maintain required signage. Click here for examples of required signage.
