Section 144.411 — Citation.

144.411 CITATION. Sections 144.411 to 144.417 may be cited as the “Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act.” History: 1975 c 211 s 1

Section 144.412 — Public Policy.

144.412 PUBLIC POLICY. The purpose of sections 144.411 to 144.417 is to protect employees and the general public from the hazards of secondhand smoke and involuntary exposure to aerosol or vapor from electronic delivery devices by eliminating smoking in public places, places of employment, public transportation, and at public meetings. History: 1975 c 211 s […]

Section 144.413 — Definitions.

144.413 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 144.411 to 144.417, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 1a. Indoor area. “Indoor area” means all space between a floor and a ceiling that is bounded by walls, doorways, or windows, whether open or closed, covering more than 50 percent […]

Section 144.414 — Prohibitions.

144.414 PROHIBITIONS. Subdivision 1. Public places, places of employment, public transportation, and public meetings. Smoking shall not be permitted in and no person shall smoke in a public place, at a public meeting, in a place of employment, or in public transportation, except as provided in this section or section 144.4167. Subd. 2. Day care […]

Section 144.416 — Responsibilities Of Proprietors.

144.416 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROPRIETORS. (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 […]

Section 144.4165 — Tobacco Products Prohibited In Public Schools.

144.4165 TOBACCO PRODUCTS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. No person shall at any time smoke, chew, or otherwise ingest tobacco, or carry or use an activated electronic delivery device as defined in section 609.685, subdivision 1, in a public school, as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13, or in a charter school governed […]

Section 144.4167 — Permitted Smoking.

144.4167 PERMITTED SMOKING. Subdivision 1. Scientific study participants. Smoking by participants in peer reviewed scientific studies related to the health effects of smoking may be allowed in a separated room ventilated at a rate of 60 cubic feet per minute per person pursuant to a policy that is approved by the commissioner and is established […]

Section 144.417 — Commissioner Of Health, Enforcement, Penalties.

144.417 COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Rules. The state commissioner of health shall adopt rules necessary and reasonable to implement the provisions of sections 144.411 to 144.417. Subd. 2. Violations. (a) Any proprietor, person, or entity that owns, leases, manages, operates, or otherwise controls the use of an area in which smoking is […]