Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Chapter 153 - SMOKEFREE AIR
Rule 641-153.2 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

"Ashtray " means any receptacle, including a can, bottle, bowl, tray, or other vessel that is used for extinguishing or disposing of any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other tobacco product in any manner or form including ash, cigarette butts or filters, or cigar stubs. However, "ashtray" shall not include any receptacle located outdoors and on the perimeter of any public place, the perimeter of the grounds of any public building, the perimeter of school grounds, or the perimeter of any other outdoor space subject to the prohibition in 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2212, section 3, and rule 641-153.3 (82GA,HF2212).

"Bar" means an establishment where one may purchase alcoholic beverages, as defined in Iowa Code section 123.3, for consumption on the premises and in which the serving of food is only incidental to the consumption of those beverages.

"Child care facility" means child care facility as defined by the department of human services pursuant to Iowa Code section 237A.1.

"Child care home " means child care home as defined by the department of human services pursuant to Iowa Code section 237A.1.

"Department" means the Iowa department of public health.

"Entrance " means any doorway to an enclosed area used by the public or employees for ingress to any public place or place of employment, but does not include any doorway designated for use as an exit in an emergency only. "Entrance" also includes the commonly understood points of entry to an outdoor area, subject to the prohibitions of this chapter, such as a driveway, sidewalk, pathway, access road, gate, or dedicated point of entry, but not including a street, road, highway, or sidewalk in the public right-of-way.

"Gaming floor " means gaming floor as defined by the state racing and gaming commission pursuant to Iowa Code section 99F. 1.

"Grounds of any public building" means an outdoor area of a public building that is used in connection with the building, including but not limited to a sidewalk or driveway immediately adjacent to the building, but not including a sidewalk in the public right-of-way; a sitting or standing area immediately adjacent to the building; a patio; a deck; a curtilage or courtyard; a swimming or wading pool; a beach; or any other outdoor area as designated by the person having custody or control of the public building. A person having custody or control of a public building may exclude from the designated grounds of any public building the following: a parking lot, the course of play at a golf course, a hiking trail, locations of an individual campsite or campfire, or a lake, river, or other body of water. Nothing in this definition prohibits any owner, operator, manager, or other person having custody or control of an area that is exempt from the prohibitions of 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2212, section 3, and rule 641-153.3 (82GA,HF2212) from declaring the entire area or property a nonsmoking place.

"Hotel and motel" means any building or structure equipped, used, advertised as, or held out to the public to be an inn, hotel, motel, motor inn, or place where sleeping accommodations are furnished for hire to transient guests.

"Incidental to the sale of tobacco products " means that the gross revenue of a retail tobacco store derived from the sale of products other than tobacco products is not more than 20 percent of the retail tobacco store's total gross revenue.

"Infiltrate " means to permeate an area where smoking is prohibited by passing through a wall, ceiling, floor, window, door, or ventilation system to the extent that an individual can smell secondhand smoke.

"Public and private educational facility" means a public school and nonpublic school as defined in Iowa Code section 280.2, a community college as defined in Iowa Code section 260C.2, an accredited private institution as defined in Iowa Code section 261.9, and an institution governed by the board of regents pursuant to Iowa Code section 262.7.

"Public building" means an enclosed area owned, leased, or operated by or under the control of the state government or its political subdivisions.

"Restaurant" means eating establishments, including private and public school cafeterias, which offer food to the public, guests, or employees, including the kitchen and catering facilities in which food is prepared on the premises for serving elsewhere, and including a bar area within a restaurant.

"Retail tobacco store " means a retail store utilized primarily for the sale of tobacco products and accessories and in which the sale of other products is incidental to the sale of tobacco products.

"Seating areas of outdoor sports arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, or other entertainment venues " means areas designated by the owner, operator, manager, or other person having custody or control of the area to be used primarily to witness entertainment events and shall include, but not be limited to, all chairs, seats, and bleachers whether permanent or temporary; standing room only; general admission or festival-style seating; and any other areas where individuals congregate to witness entertainment events.

"Serving of food incidental to the consumption of alcoholic beverages " means food preparation that is limited to the service of ice, prepackaged snack foods, popcorn, peanuts, and the reheating of commercially prepared foods that do not require assembly, such as frozen pizza, prepackaged sandwiches, or other prepackaged, ready-to-serve products.

"Smoking cessation program " means a course of treatment that is capable of clinical review for evidence-based outcomes that verify that individuals in the program stop smoking and that has been approved for coverage by a private or managed health care plan, Medicaid, Medicare, the Veterans Health Administration, or the United States military.