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
260.755, subdivision 12.
History: 1996 c 408 art 8 s 5; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2