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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a warning notice posted outside of certain buildings |
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that permit smoking; providing a penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter O-1 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER O-1. SMOKING IN BUILDINGS |
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Sec. 161.321. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "smoke" |
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means to inhale, exhale, burn, or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, |
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pipe, or other smoking equipment. |
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Sec. 161.322. WARNING NOTICE POSTED OUTSIDE BUILDING. An |
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owner, operator, manager, or other person in control of a building |
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that the public is invited or allowed to enter and in which smoking |
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is permitted shall post clearly and conspicuously at each public |
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entrance to the building a sign that reads: "WARNING: SMOKING IS |
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PERMITTED INSIDE THIS BUILDING." |
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Sec. 161.323. OFFENSE. A person who violates this |
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subchapter commits an offense. An offense under this section is a |
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Class C misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |