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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 153<\/a> and 154<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56672,"section_number":"15.2-2831","catch_line":"Other ordinances not authorized","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2831\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74884,"section_number":"15.2-2824","catch_line":"Prohibitions on smoking generally; penalty for violation","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2824\/"}],"permalink":{"id":156341,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58771,"identifier":"15.2-2830","token":"15.2\/II\/28.2\/3\/15.2-2830","url":"\/15.2-2830\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2830\/","token":"15.2\/II\/28.2\/3\/15.2-2830","dublin_core":{"Title":"Optional provisions of ordinances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2830","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If an ordinance<\/span> is enacted by a locality<\/span> in accordance with this chapter, it may provide that management shall designate reasonable no-smoking<\/span> areas, considering the nature of the use and the size of the building, in the following places:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Retail and service establishments of 15,000 square feet or more serving the general public, including, but not limited to, department stores, grocery stores, drug stores, clothing stores, and shoe stores; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Educational facilities, except as provided in § 15.2-2824<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Health care facilities; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Rooms in which a public meeting or hearing<\/span> is being held; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Places of entertainment and cultural facilities, including but not limited to theaters<\/span>, concert halls, gymnasiums, auditoriums, other enclosed arenas, art galleries, libraries, and museums; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Indoor facilities used for recreational purposes; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Other public places<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOPTIONAL PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCES (\u00a7 15.2-2830)\n\nIf an ordinance is enacted by a locality in accordance with this chapter, it may\nprovide that management shall designate reasonable no-smoking areas, considering\nthe nature of the use and the size of the building, in the following places:\n\n1. Retail and service establishments of 15,000 square feet or more serving the\ngeneral public, including, but not limited to, department stores, grocery\nstores, drug stores, clothing stores, and shoe stores;\n\n2. Educational facilities, except as provided in § 15.2-2824;\n\n3. Health care facilities;\n\n4. Rooms in which a public meeting or hearing is being held;\n\n5. Places of entertainment and cultural facilities, including but not limited to\ntheaters, concert halls, gymnasiums, auditoriums, other enclosed arenas, art\ngalleries, libraries, and museums;\n\n6. Indoor facilities used for recreational purposes; or\n\n7. Other public places.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, cc. 153, 154.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}