Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-153.5

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 641-153.5 - Duties of employers, owners, operators, managers, and persons having custody or control of a public place, place of employment, area declared nonsmoking pursuant to, section 5, or outdoor areas where smoking is prohibited

(1) The employer, owner, operator, manager, or person having custody or control of a place where smoking is prohibited under 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2212, shall:

a. Not permit smoking in a public place, place of employment, outdoor area where smoking is prohibited, or an area declared nonsmoking pursuant to 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2212, section 5.

b. Inform all current employees and all prospective employees upon application for employment of the prohibitions of 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2212.

c. Not retaliate against any employee, applicant for employment, or customer that exercises any rights under 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2212, registers a complaint, or attempts to prosecute a violation of 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2212.

d. Post signs in and at every entrance to the public place, place of employment, area declared nonsmoking, and outdoor area where smoking is prohibited that clearly and conspicuously inform persons that they are entering a no smoking facility or area.

(1) The signs shall be clear and conspicuous in or at the entrance where posted.

(2) The signs shall be at least 24 square inches in size (for example, 4 inches by 6 inches) and shall be in legible font type.

(3) The signs shall contain the words "No Smoking" or the international "no smoking" symbol; the telephone number for reporting complaints, 1-888-944-2247; and the department of public health Web site,www.IowaSmokefreeAirgov.

e. Place no smoking signs in every vehicle that constitutes a public place, place of employment, or area declared nonsmoking pursuant to 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2212, section 5.

(1) Such signs shall be clear and conspicuous from the exterior of the vehicle.

(2) The signs shall be at least 9 square inches (for example, 3 inches by 3 inches) and shall be in legible font type.

(4) Nothing in this rule requires the placement of a sign in any vehicle that the director of the department of administrative services or the director of transportation orders to receive a regular registration plate pursuant to Iowa Code section 321.19.

f. Remove all ashtrays from areas where smoking is prohibited.

(2) The owner or operator of a building or facility that contains more than one public place, place of employment, or area declared nonsmoking pursuant to 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2212, section 5, which is controlled by other employers, owners, or operators shall comply with the provisions of subrule 153.5(1) for the area of the building or facility under the owner's or operator's control.

(3) An employer, owner, or operator of a public place, place of employment or area declared nonsmoking pursuant to 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2212, section 5, that is within a public place that is owned or operated by another person shall comply with the provisions of subrule 153.5(1) for the area under the control of the employer, owner, or operator within that public place.

(4) An employer, owner, operator, manager, or person having custody or control of a place where smoking is prohibited under 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2212, shall inform any individual smoking in a place where smoking is prohibited that the individual is violating the smokefree air Act and shall request that the individual stop smoking immediately.

a. If the individual refuses to stop smoking, the employer, owner, operator, manager, or person having custody or control of the place where smoking is prohibited may discontinue service to that individual.

b. If the individual refuses to stop smoking, the employer, owner, operator, manager, or person having custody or control of the place where smoking is prohibited may request that the individual leave the area where smoking is prohibited.

c. If the individual refuses to leave the area where smoking is prohibited, the employer, owner, operator, manager, or person having custody or control of the place where smoking is prohibited may notify the state or local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the area where smoking is prohibited.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-153.5