Missouri Clean Indoor Air Law
Under the Missouri Clean Indoor Air Law, a person shall not smoke in a public place or in a public meeting except in a designated area. Bars, taverns, and restaurants that seat less than 50 people are not protected by the law. Public place is defined as “any enclosed indoor area used by the general public or serving as a place of work including, but not limited to:
- Any retail or commercial establishments;
- Health care facilities, health clinics or ambulatory care facilities including, but not limited to, laboratories associated with health care treatment, hospitals, nursing homes, physicians’ offices and dentists’ offices;
- Any vehicle used for public transportation including, but not limited to, buses, taxicabs and limousines for hire;
- Rest rooms;
- Elevators;
- Libraries, educational facilities, day care facilities, museums, auditoriums and art galleries;
- All public areas and waiting rooms of public transportation facilities including, but not limited to, bus and airport facilities;
- Any enclosed indoor place used for entertainment or recreation including, but not limited to, gymnasiums, theater lobbies, concert halls, arenas and swimming pools;
- Any other enclosed indoor areas used by the general public including, but not limited to, corridors and shopping malls;”
Posting Requirement
No-smoking signs are required at all entrances of smoke-free facilities in Missouri. (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.771)
