Nevada § 202.249 - Smoking tobacco: Declaration of public policy; enforcement; imposition of more stringent restrictions
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 202.249 — Smoking tobacco: Declaration of public policy; enforcement; imposition of more stringent restrictions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 202.249. Smoking tobacco: Declaration of public policy; enforcement; imposition of more stringent restrictions
1. It is the public policy of the State of Nevada and the purpose of NRS 202.2491 , 202.24915 and 202.2492 to place restrictions on the smoking of tobacco in public places to protect human
health and safety. 2. The quality of air is declared to be affected with the public interest and NRS 202.2491 , 202.24915 and 202.2492 are enacted in the exercise of the police power of this state to protect the health,
peace, safety and general welfare of its people. 3. Health authorities, police officers of cities or towns, sheriffs and their deputies
and other peace officers of this state shall, within their respective jurisdictions,
enforce the provisions of NRS 202.2491 , 202.24915 and 202.2492 . Police officers of cities or towns, sheriffs and their deputies and other peace
officers of this state shall, within their respective jurisdictions, enforce the provisions
of NRS 202.2493 , 202.24935 , 202.2494 and 370.521 . 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an agency, board, commission or political
subdivision of this state, including, without limitation, any agency, board, commission
or governing body of a local government, shall not impose more stringent restrictions
on the smoking, use, sale, distribution, marketing, display or promotion of tobacco
or products made or derived from tobacco than are provided by NRS 202.2491 , 202.24915 , 202.2492 , 202.2493 , 202.24935 , 202.2494 and 370.521 . 5. A school district may, with respect to the property, buildings, facilities and
vehicles of the school district, impose more stringent restrictions on the smoking,
use, sale, distribution, marketing, display or promotion of tobacco or products made
or derived from tobacco than are provided by NRS 202.2491 , 202.24915 , 202.2492 , 202.2493 , 202.24935 , 202.2494 and 370.521 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 202.249 ("Smoking tobacco: Declaration of public policy; enforcement; imposition of more stringent restrictions") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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