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§ 15.2-2831 Other ordinances not authorized

The provisions of §§ 15.2-2828, 15.2-2829, and 15.2-2830 shall not be construed to allow local regulation of smoking in:

1. Conference or meeting rooms and public or private assembly rooms while such rooms are being used for private functions;

2. Private work places;

3. Areas of enclosed shopping centers or malls that are external to the retail stores therein, are used by customers as a route of travel from one store to another, and consist primarily of walkways and seating arrangements; or

4. Lobby areas of hotels, motels, and other establishments open to the general public for overnight accommodation.

History

This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 153 and 154 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

2009, cc. 153, 154.

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