as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/23/2012 08:51am
A bill for an act
relating to health; creating an exception to the Clean Indoor Air Act; allowing
employee smoking rooms under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes
2010, section 144.4167, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144.4167, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
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(a) Sections 144.414 to 144.417 do not
prohibit smoking by employees in a designated smoking room, provided no common door
exists between the place of employment and the smoking room.
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(b) A smoking room that satisfies the conditions in paragraph (a) may be heated and
cooled, may have a roof and four walls, and may share a common wall with the place of
employment.
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