004.00.20 Ark. Code R. § 015 - AR 224 Tobacco

I. AUTHORITY:

The Board of Correction and Community Punishment (Board) is vested with the authority to promulgate administrative rules by Ark. Code Ann. § 12-27-105, 16-93-1203 and 16-93-1205 (Michie Supp. 1997).

II. APPLICABILITY:

All Arkansas Department of Correction and Department of Community Punishment (Departments) offenders, employees, contract staff, volunteers, vendors, visitors, and other persons on Department owned or leased property.

III. POLICY:

Effective January 17, 2000, it is the policy of the BCCP that Departments shall provide a tobacco-free environment for the health and safety of all staff and offenders. The departments shall develop administrative directives to implement this policy.

IV. DEFINITIONS:

A. Tobacco Products- Any smoking or smokeless tobacco product.

B. Offenders- Inmates and residents incarcerated or confined in Department correctional facilities and jails.

Board Approval Date: 8/19/99

Effective Date: 1/17/2000

Notes

004.00.20 Ark. Code R. § 015

Adopted by Arkansas Register Volume MMXXI Number 07, Effective 1/17/2000