As used in this part:
(1) "Public place" means the following enclosed, indoor areas used by the general public:
- (a) Government buildings;
- (b) Public means of mass transportation and their associated terminals not subject to federal smoking regulation;
- (c) Elevators;
- (d) Hospitals;
- (e) Nursing homes;
- (f) Educational facilities;
- (g) Public school buses;
- (h) Libraries;
- (i) Courtrooms;
- (j) Jury waiting and deliberation rooms;
- (k) Museums;
- (l) Theaters;
- (m) Auditoriums;
- (n) Arenas;
- (o) Recreational facilities;
- (p) Restaurants which seat more than 50 persons;
- (q) Retail stores, except a retail store the primary business of which is the sale of tobacco or tobacco related products;
- (r) Grocery stores;
- (s) Places of employment;
- (t) Health care facilities;
- (u) Day care centers; and
- (v) Common areas of retirement homes and condominiums.
- (2) "Government building" means any building or any portion of any building owned by or leased to the state or any political subdivision thereof and used for governmental purposes.
- (3) "Public meeting" means all meetings open to the public, including meetings of homeowner, condominium, or renter or tenant associations unless such meetings are held in a private residence.
- (4) "Smoking" means possession of a lighted cigarette, lighted cigar, lighted pipe, or any other lighted tobacco product.
- (5) "Smoking area" means any designated area meeting the requirements of ss. 386.205 and 386.206.
- (6) "Common area" means any hallway, corridor, lobby, aisle, water fountain area, restroom, stairwell, entryway, or conference room in any public place.
- (7) "Department" means the Department of Health.
- (8) "Division" means the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
History.--s. 3, ch. 85-257; s. 1, ch. 88-266; s. 3, ch. 92-185; s. 42, ch. 94-218; s. 78, ch. 97-101.