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144.416(a)

Statute ID: 17342

Statute Function ID: 36115

Responsibilities of Proprietors - Posting Signs/Asking Patrons Not to Smoke or to Leave

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Statute Number:

144.416(a)

Enactment Date:

May 30, 2019

Effective Date:

Jul 1, 2019

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Responsibilities of Proprietors - Posting Signs/Asking Patrons Not to Smoke or to Leave

Statute ID:

17342

Created:

Jun 14, 2019 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jun 14, 2019 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

Amended 2019 SS1 C9 Art11 Sect28; Effective 07/01/2019

Summary Text:

Responsibilities of Proprietors - Posting Signs/Asking Patrons Not to Smoke or to Leave

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/144/416.html

Legislative Session:

2019 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jun 14, 2019

(a) The proprietor or other person, firm, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity that owns, leases, manages, operates, or otherwise controls the use of a public place, public transportation, place of employment, or public meeting shall make reasonable efforts to prevent smoking in the public place, public transportation, place of employment, or public meeting by:

(1) posting appropriate signs or by any other means which may be appropriate; and

(2) asking any person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited to refrain from smoking and, if the person does not refrain from smoking after being asked to do so, asking the person to leave. If the person refuses to leave, the proprietor, person, or entity in charge shall handle the situation consistent with lawful methods for handling other persons acting in a disorderly manner or as a trespasser.

(b) The proprietor or other person or entity in charge of a public place, public meeting, public transportation, or place of employment must not provide smoking equipment, including ashtrays or matches, in areas where smoking is prohibited. Nothing in this section prohibits the proprietor or other person or entity in charge from taking more stringent measures than those under sections 144.414 to 144.417 to protect individuals from secondhand smoke or from involuntary exposure to aerosol or vapor from electronic delivery devices. The proprietor or other person or entity in charge of a restaurant or bar may not serve an individual who is in violation of sections 144.411 to 144.417.