Posting of signs; prohibition of ashtrays; responsibilities of proprietors.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3794.06

  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Place of employment: means an enclosed area under the direct or indirect control of an employer that the employer's employees use for work or any other purpose, including but not limited to, offices, meeting rooms, sales, production and storage areas, restrooms, stairways, hallways, warehouses, garages, and vehicles. See Ohio Code 3794.01
  • Proprietor: means an employer, owner, manager, operator, liquor permit holder, or person in charge or control of a public place or place of employment. See Ohio Code 3794.01
  • Public place: means an enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted and that is not a private residence. See Ohio Code 3794.01
  • Smoking: includes the use of an electronic smoking device and a vapor product. See Ohio Code 3794.01

In addition to the prohibitions contained in section 3794.02 of this chapter, the proprietor of a public place or place of employment shall comply with the following requirements:

(A) “No Smoking” signs or the international “No Smoking” symbol (consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a red bar across it) shall be conspicuously posted in every public place and place of employment where smoking is prohibited by this chapter, including at each entrance to the public place or place of employment. Signs shall be of sufficient size to be clearly legible to a person of normal vision throughout the areas they are intended to mark. All signs shall contain a telephone number for reporting violations.

(B) All ashtrays and other receptacles used for disposing of smoking materials shall be removed from any area where smoking is prohibited by this chapter.

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