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An Ordinance of the Allegheny County Council amending the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 8, entitled "Health Department Regulations," by amending Section 880-2, entitled "Smoking Prohibited," to require that steps be taken to protect the health of employees and the public when present in areas to which the provisions of the County smoke free legislation do not apply.
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WHEREAS, on September 26, 2006, Allegheny County Council enacted a comprehensive smoking ban for public places within Allegheny County; and
WHEREAS, the terms of the smoking ban do not apply to all public places within the County; and
WHEREAS, Council still desires to protect the health of employees and the public to the greatest extent possible; and
WHEREAS, while the scientific evidence indicates that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke and that ventilation devices are not adequate to fully protect the public health, such devices may offer some marginal protection to individuals who find themselves in a public area to which the smoke free regulations do not apply;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 880-2 of the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
ยง880-2. Smoking Prohibited.
(a) No person shall smoke or possess a lit tobacco smoke producing instrument in any of the following locations, except as provided in Section 880-02(b) of this Chapter:
(1) In any Enclosed Area to which the general public is invited or in which the general public is routinely permitted, including, but not limited to:
(i) Elevators, restrooms, lobbies, reception areas, passageways and other common-use areas;
(ii) Retail or wholesale stores;
(iii) Service establishments, office buildings, banks or financial institutions;
(iv) Food or Beverage Establishments;
(v) Galleries, libraries an...
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