The New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act (P.L. 2005, c.383) requires that a “No Smoking” sign be prominently posted at every public entrance and properly maintained where smoking is prohibited. The Act also prohibits the smoking of tobacco products and use of electronic smoking devices in all enclosed indoor places of public access and workplaces and at all public parks and beaches.
The types of businesses to which the smoke-free law applies include any enclosed location at which a person performs a service or labor, such as:
• Bars
• Restaurants
• Public transportation including all ticketing, boarding platforms and waiting areas, trains, buses, vans, taxicabs and limousines
• All public and nonpublic elementary and secondary school buildings, and all school grounds
• Child care centers
• Health care facilities
• Patient waiting rooms and nursing homes
• Sports facilities including race tracks and bowling alleys
• Theaters, clubs, concert halls, public libraries, museums and art galleries
• Shopping malls and retail stores
• Parking facilities
• Lobbies and Elevators
• Lodging establishments including hotels, motels and bingo facilities