PETS - Policy Evaluation Tracking System

Comprehensive Secondhand Smoke (SHS) Questions/Answers

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The query works as follows: It selects ALL Jurisdictions, with SHS Policies, that have the selected parameters as true. For instance, if you select both YES and NO on Question 45 you will see the results of all policies that answered either YES or NO to that question. If the search includes more than one response choice per question, the results will include jurisdictions that match ANY of those parameters (an OR search). If the search includes selections from more than question, the results will only include jurisdictions with policies that include ALL of the search parameters (an AND search). So be sure to clear your search after you get results; otherwise they won't provide what you are looking for.

Question 01

Does the policy apply to all inhaled tobacco and nicotine products (i.e. products that produce emissions) at least to the same degree that it applies to smoking?

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Question 02

Does the policy apply to electronic smoking devices, such as e-cigarettes?

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Question 02a

Regardless of general smoking restrictions, does the policy preclude e-cigarette use in ESD businesses?

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Question 03

Does the policy apply to smokeless tobacco products (e.g. chewing tobacco, snus, etc.)?

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Question 04

Does the policy apply to hookah/shisha products?

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Question 05

Does the policy apply to heated tobacco products, like IQOS?

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Question 06

Does the policy apply to smoking and vaping marijuana?

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Question 06a

Are the marijuana restrictions free of exemptions for medical use (smoking and/or vaping)?

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Question 06b

Are the marijuana restrictions free of exemptions for ESD-only marijuana use?

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Question 06c

Is marijuana exempted completely?

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Question 07

Is the policy free of an exemption for marijuana special events?

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Question 08

Does policy require all outdoor public places generally to be smokefree?

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Question 09

Does the policy require any outdoor dining areas (i.e. restaurants) to be smokefree?

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Question 09a

Does the policy apply equally to e-cigarette use as it does to smoking?

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Question 09b

Does the policy apply equally to smoking/vaping marijuana as it does to smoking?

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Question 10

Does the policy require outdoor bar areas to be smokefree?

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Question 10a

Does the policy apply equally to e-cigarette use as it does to smoking?

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Question 10b

Does the policy apply equally to smoking/vaping marijuana as it does to smoking?

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Question 11

Does the policy require that smoking take place a certain distance away from windows, doors, and openings into an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited by law?

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Question 11a

If Yes, what is the specified number of feet?

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Question 12

Does the policy require outdoor public events and venues (e.g. farmers’ markets, fairs, concerts, flea markets, sports arenas, swap meets, shopping centers, special/specified events) to be smokefree?

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Question 12a

All city/county events

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Question 12b

All city/county venues

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Question 12c

Farmers’ markets

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Question 12d

Fairs/festivals

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Question 12e

Flea markets/swap meets

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Question 12f

Concert venues

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Question 12g

Sports arenas/stadiums

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Question 12h

Shopping centers

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Question 12i

Special events

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Question 12k

Does the policy apply equally to e-cigarette use as it does to smoking?

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Question 12l

Does the policy apply equally to smoking/vaping marijuana as it does to smoking?

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Question 13

Does the policy require outdoor recreational areas (e.g. parks, playgrounds, trails, bike/pedestrian paths, sports fields, beaches) to be smokefree?

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Question 13a

All city/county recreational areas

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Question 13b

Parks

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Question 13c

Beaches

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Question 13d

Playgrounds

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Question 13e

Trails

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Question 13f

Bike/pedestrian paths/lanes

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Question 13g

Sports fields

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Question 13i

Does the policy apply equally to e-cigarette use as it does to smoking?

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Question 13j

Does the policy apply equally to smoking/vaping marijuana as it does to smoking?

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Question 14

Does the policy require outdoor transit stops/shelters to be smokefree?

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Question 14a

Does the policy apply equally to e-cigarette use as it does to smoking?

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Question 14b

Does the policy apply equally to smoking/vaping marijuana as it does to smoking?

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Question 15

Does the policy require public easements/rights of way [e.g. sidewalks, plazas, downtown/business district(s), service lines] to be smokefree?

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Question 15a

Plazas

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Question 15b

Alleys

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Question 15c

Sidewalks

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Question 15d

Downtown/ commercial/business districts generally

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Question 15e

Service lines

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Question 15g

Does the policy apply equally to e-cigarette use as it does to smoking?

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Question 15h

Does the policy apply equally to smoking/vaping marijuana as it does to smoking?

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Question 16

Does the policy require government building campuses to be smokefree?

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Question 17

Does the policy require outdoor places of employment (e.g. construction areas, farm fields, etc.) to be smokefree?

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Question 17a

Public workplaces

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Question 17b

Private workplaces

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Question 17c

Does the policy apply equally to e-cigarette use as it does to smoking?

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Question 17d

Does the policy apply equally to smoking/vaping marijuana as it does to smoking?

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Question 18

Does the policy require retail and/or wholesale tobacco shops to be smokefree?

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Question 18a

If retail and/or wholesale tobacco shops must be smokefree, is this provision set out within the framework of a TRL?

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Question 18b

Is the policy free of private smokers’ (e.g. cigar) lounge exemption language?

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Question 18c

Is the policy free of hookah lounge exemption language?

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Question 19

Does the policy require all hotel or motel guest rooms to be 100% smokefree?

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Question 20

Does the policy require cabs of trucks or tractors used as workplace vehicles to be smokefree?

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Question 20a

Public work vehicles

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Question 20b

Private work vehicles

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Question 21

Does the policy require taxis and/or rideshare vehicles to be smokefree?

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Question 22

Does the policy require common indoor areas of residential care facilities to be smokefree?

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Question 23

Does the policy require patient rooms of residential care facilities to be smokefree?

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Question 24

Does the policy require common outdoor areas of residential care facilities to be smokefree?

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Question 25

Does the policy require outdoor areas of healthcare facilities, other than residential care facilities (i.e. hospitals, clinics, etc.), to be smokefree?

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Question 26

Does the policy require all existing businesses to be subject to the smokefree requirements?

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Question 27

Does the policy require any type of public place to be free of tobacco product waste (litter)?

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Question 28

Does the policy designate tobacco product waste (litter) as a nuisance?

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Question 29

Does the policy designate secondhand smoke as a nuisance?

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Question 30

Does the policy require the posting of “no-smoking” signs where smoking is regulated?

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Question 31

Does the policy specify a government entity to be responsible for enforcing the policy?

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Question 32

Can individuals seek to enforce the ordinance (i.e. private right of action)?

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Question 33

Does the policy include one or more penalties (e.g. fines, civil action, criminal prosecution as infraction or misdemeanor, nuisance abatement, etc.)?

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