Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Section 1:2012-1

I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, by the authority vested in me pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution, hereby direct and order as follows:

Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1-1523 prohibits smoking in all public places, in any indoor workplace, and all vehicles owned by the State of Oklahoma and all of its agencies and instrumentalities.

The Oklahoma Legislature, at 63 O.S. § 1-1515(B), has found that breathing secondhand smoke causes disease, including lung cancer in healthy non-smokers; breathing secondhand smoke causes respiratory infection, decreased respiratory function, bronchoconstriction and bronchospasm. The population at most risk are the elderly, children, people with cardiovascular disease, and people with impaired respirator function, asthmatics, and those with obstructive airway disease.

The U.S. Surgeon General has issued a report stating that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke, which has immediate adverse effects on the cardiovascular system and causes coronary heart disease and lung cancer.

The United State Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that the use of smokeless tobacco is known to be a cause of cancer and increases the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity; the use of smokeless tobacco is associated with leukoplakia, gum disease and tooth decay; and the use of smokeless tobacco during pregnancy increases the risk of preeclampsia, premature birth and low birth weight.

The use of any tobacco product shall be prohibited on any and all properties owned, leased or contracted for use by the State of Oklahoma, including but not limited to all buildings, land and vehicles owned, leased or contracted for use by agencies or instrumentalities of the State of Oklahoma.

The Executive Order shall be distributed to all members of the Governor's Executive Cabinet and the chief executives of all state agencies, who shall cause the provisions of this order to be implemented by all appropriate officials and agencies of state government. Implementation shall be achieved no later than six (6) months from the date of this order. The Oklahoma State Department of Health ("OSDH") and Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust ("TSET") will provide assistance to state agencies for implementing this order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this 6th day of February, 2012.

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Mary Fallin

ATTEST:

Michelle R. Day

Assistant Secretary of State

Added at 29 Ok Reg 337, eff 2-6-12