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.
History: 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