Smoke-Free
Air Act - Introduction
The New
Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act (NJ SFAA) prohibits smoking in almost
all workplaces and places open to the public. For a synopsis
of the law, click here.
This section
contains information on the provisions of the law, enforcement,
implementation, background, other assistance, etc., as listed
below.
This information
is created by the Tobacco Control Policy and Legal Resource
Center of New Jersey GASP, which provides expert information,
guidance, and technical assistance about policy, legislation,
and litigation, especially regarding smokefree air. Major
funding for this service is provided by the New Jersey Department
of Health and Senior Services (NJ DHSS). (For more info about
New Jersey GASP, click here.)
The contents
of this section are:
The
New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act
synopsis
of the law
full
text of the law (on New Jersey Legislature's website)(
P. L. 2005, Chapter 383, C.26:3D-55 et seq.)
regulations
defining the parameters of the law and specifying enforcement
procedures, issued by NJ DHSS (coming soon)
more
complete description of exemptions to the law (coming soon)
municipal
ordinances as complements to the NJ SFAA (coming soon)
Enforcement
enforcement procedures (coming soon)
directory of enforcement agencies (coming soon)
municipal ordinances with different provisions, enforcement
procedures, penalties (coming soon)
Implementing
the NJ SFAA in all sites
top tips for implementation (coming soon)
suggestions on research, vocabulary, fairness, education,
those who smoke, materials, etc. (coming soon)
checklist for action (coming soon)
success stories (coming soon)
implementation information and materials from other states
(coming soon)
Implementing
the NJ SFAA in particular sites
employers, office and factory and service workplaces (coming
soon)
government facilities (coming soon)
schools (coming soon)
health care facilities (coming soon)
public places (coming soon)
restaurants, bars, other hospitality sites (coming soon)
landlords (coming soon)
outdoor sites (coming soon)
FAQs
frequently
asked questions (coming soon)
Materials
a downloadable sign (coming soon)
other materials (coming soon)
Using
local legislation to strengthen the NJ SFAA
discussion of preemption repeal by NJ SFAA, stronger local
ordinances, different local enforcement procedures, greater
local penalty provisions (coming soon)
local laws database
Empirical
background for the NJ SFAA
New Jersey air monitoring study
news
release
chart
of primary results
report,
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Local Authority Resolution Project
(350+ official resolutions from town councils, state and
local organizations, in support of NJ SFAA)
Smokefree Air Everywhere (115-page manual of why and how)
(coming soon)
Helping
people who smoke live with the NJ SFAA
tobacco dependence treatment, general info and sources
for help (coming soon)
Other
New Jersey state laws on tobacco
State Laws on Tobacco in New Jersey
State Laws at a Glance
Other
places for help
(coming soon)
This information is not intended as legal advice, and is
not to be construed or used as legal advice, which must be
tailored to the specific circumstances of each case.
March
7, 2006
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