§ 14.2-1. Unlawful where.  


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  • It is unlawful for anyone to smoke in any of the following places in Isle of Wight County, Virginia:

    (a)

    Elevators, regardless of capacity, except in any open material hoist elevator not intended for use by the general public;

    (b)

    Common areas in an educational facility, including, but not limited to, classrooms, hallways, auditoriums, and public meeting rooms;

    (c)

    Any part of a restaurant, except that smoking may be permitted:

    (1)

    In any place or operation that prepares or stores food for distribution to persons of the same business operation or of a related business operation for service to the public;

    (2)

    Any outdoor area of a restaurant, with or without roof covering, at such times when such outdoor area is not enclosed in whole or in part by any screened walls, roll-up doors, windows or other seasonal or temporary enclosures;

    (3)

    Any restaurant located on the premises of any manufacturer of tobacco products;

    (4)

    Any portion of a restaurant that is used exclusively for private functions, provided such functions are limited to those portions of the restaurant that meet the requirements of subdivision (5);

    (5)

    Any portion of a restaurant that is constructed in such a manner that the area where smoking may be permitted is:

    (i)

    Structurally separated from the portion of the restaurant in which smoking is prohibited and to which ingress and egress is through a door; and

    (ii)

    Separately vented to prevent recirculation of air from such area to the area of the restaurant where smoking is prohibited; and

    (6)

    Any private club;

    (d)

    Public school buses;

    (e)

    The interior of any public elementary, intermediate, and secondary school;

    (f)

    Hospital emergency rooms;

    (g)

    Local or district health departments;

    (h)

    Polling rooms;

    (i)

    Indoor service lines and cashier lines;

    (j)

    Public restrooms in any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof;

    (k)

    The interior of a child day center licensed pursuant to Section 63.2-1701 of the Code of Virginia (1950, as amended) that is not also used for residential purposes; however, this prohibition shall not apply to any area of a building not utilized by a child day center, unless otherwise prohibited by other applicable provisions of law;

    (l)

    Public restrooms of health care facilities. (2-22-96; 5-27-10, § 1; Ord. No. 2010-8-C, 5-27-10.)