243.555 Smoking by inmates prohibited.
No inmate in a state correctional facility may possess or use tobacco or a tobacco-related device. For the purposes of this section, "tobacco" and "tobacco-related device" have the meanings given in section 609.685, subdivision 1. This section does not prohibit the possession or use of tobacco or a tobacco-related device by an adult as a part of a traditional Indian spiritual or cultural ceremony. For purposes of this section, an Indian is a person who is a member of an Indian tribe as defined in section 257.351, subdivision 9.
HIST: 1996 c 408 art 8 s 5
* NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 1996, chapter 408, *article 8, section 5, is effective August 1, 1997. Laws 1996, *chapter 408, article 8, section 30.
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