Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 511-3 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS
Subject 511-3-7 - GEORGIA SMOKEFREE AIR ACT OF 2005
Rule 511-3-7-.08 - Outdoor Smoking Areas
Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 511-3-7-.08
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024
(1) Reasonable Distance.
(a) The building owner, agent, operator,
person in charge or proprietor of a public place may designate an outdoor
smoking area that is located a reasonable distance from any entrance, exit,
window, vent, or air intake system of a building where smoking is
prohibited.
(b) If the location of
an entrance, exit, window, vent, or air intake system of a building where
smoking is prohibited or if the location of a barrier, such as a wall, property
line, parking lot, or street makes the reasonable distance requirement
impossible to meet, then the building owner, agent, operator, person in charge
or proprietor of a public place must maximize the distance between the outdoor
smoking area and the entrance, exit, window, or air intake system of a building
where smoking is prohibited.
(2) Ashtrays. Any ashtrays located in an outdoor smoking area shall be placed a reasonable distance from any entrance, exit, window, vent, or air intake system.
O.C.G.A. Secs. 31-2A-6, 31-12A-10 to 31-12A-12.
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