Ohio Admin. Code 3701-52-07 - Posting of signs; designation as nonsmoking place
(A)
In accordance
with section 3794.06 of the Revised Code, "No
Smoking" signs or the international "No Smoking" symbol (consisting of a
pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a
red bar across it) will be conspicuously posted, by either affixing to real
property or posting by other means, in every public place and place of
employment where smoking is not allowed by Chapter 3794. of the Revised Code
and this chapter, including at each entrance to the public place or place of
employment. All signs required by section
3794.06 of the Revised Code and
this rule will contain the telephone number 1-866-559-OHIO (6446) for reporting
violations and may also contain a designee's telephone number for reporting
violations.
(1)
Signs will be of sufficient size to be clearly legible to a
person of normal vision throughout the areas they are intended to
mark.
(2)
Signs posted in public places and places of employment
will be posted at a height and location easily seen by a person entering the
public place or place of employment.
(3)
Signs posted in
vehicles will be firmly affixed to the vehicle dashboard, or firmly affixed to
each passenger door window, or firmly affixed to other areas visible to all
passengers.
(B)
Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, signs will
be posted at all pedestrian points of transition from areas where smoking is
not regulated by Chapter 3794. of the Revised Code or this chapter to all areas
that are regulated. Nothing in this rule will prohibit public places and places
of employment from posting signs in addition to those required to comply with
Chapter 3794. of the Revised Code and this rule.
(C)
The owner,
manager, operator, or other person in charge or control of an establishment,
facility, or outdoor area which does not otherwise qualify as a public place or
place of employment regulated by Chapter 3794. of the Revised Code, may
voluntarily declare such establishment, facility, or outdoor area as a
nonsmoking place by conspicuously posting "No Smoking" signs that conform with
the requirements of section
3794.06 of the Revised Code and
this rule. Smoking will not be allowed in any place declared nonsmoking under
section 3794.05 of the Revised Code and
this rule where a sign conforming to the requirements of division (A) of
section 3794.06 of the Revised Code and
this rule is posted.
Replaces: 3701-52-07
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3794.07
Rule Amplifies: 3794.05; 3794.06
Prior Effective Dates: 05/03/2007, 07/25/2013
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