2000 Minnesota Statutes

     144.413 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  As used in sections 144.411 
 to 144.416, the terms defined in this section have the meanings 
 given them.  

    Subd. 2.    Public place.  "Public place" means any 
 enclosed, indoor area used by the general public or serving as a 
 place of work, including, but not limited to, restaurants, 
 retail stores, offices and other commercial establishments, 
 public conveyances, educational facilities other than public 
 schools, as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 
 13, hospitals, nursing homes, auditoriums, arenas, meeting 
 rooms, and common areas of rental apartment buildings, but 
 excluding private, enclosed offices occupied exclusively by 
 smokers even though such offices may be visited by nonsmokers. 

    Subd. 3.    Public meeting.  "Public meeting" includes 
 all meetings open to the public pursuant to section 13D.01.  

    Subd. 4.    Smoking.  "Smoking" includes carrying a 
 lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or any other lighted smoking 
 equipment.  

    HIST: 1975 c 211 s 3; 1992 c 576 s 1; 1994 c 520 s 1; 1998 c 
 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 245 art 2 s 24