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Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of City
The Smoke Free Air Act (SFAA) of 2002 protects the health of New York City workers against the harmful effects of second-hand smoke by making virtually all workplaces smoke-free. The New York State Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA) of 2004 imposed State restrictions on smoking indoors.
These acts impact the following businesses and establishments:
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- All office buildings, factories, and warehouses.
- All private offices and previously designated "smoking lounges."
- All food service establishments, restaurants, and catering halls.
- All bars, including bars in restaurants.
- Membership associations.
- All areas of theatres.
- Banks, educational and health care facilities, and child day care centers.
- Shopping malls and retail stores (where goods are sold or rented to the public).
- Sports arenas, roller and ice skating rinks, billiard parlors, bingo halls, bowling establishments, and other similar places.
- Public transportation facilities, reception areas, platforms and waiting rooms.
Additional resources
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)
Bureau of Food Safety & Community Sanitation
125 Worth Street, 10th Floor
New York,NY10013
Phone: (212) 676-1600
For further assistance, please call 311 and ask for: Smoke Free Air Act
Website: http://www.nyc.gov/health
Bureau of Food Safety & Community Sanitation
125 Worth Street, 10th Floor
New York,NY10013
Phone: (212) 676-1600
For further assistance, please call 311 and ask for: Smoke Free Air Act
Website: http://www.nyc.gov/health
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