Nevada § 202.24915 - Smoking tobacco: Allowed under certain circumstances in certain stores that are principally devoted to sale of food for human consumption off premises
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 202.24915 — Smoking tobacco: Allowed under certain circumstances in certain stores that are principally devoted to sale of food for human consumption off premises, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 202.24915. Smoking tobacco: Allowed under certain circumstances in certain stores that are principally devoted to sale of food for human consumption off premises
1. A store that is principally devoted to the sale of food for human consumption off
the premises may allow the smoking of tobacco in a public area of the store that is
leased to or operated by a person who is licensed pursuant to NRS 463.160 if: (a) The entire interior public area of the store is 10,000 square feet or less; or (b) The area: (1) Is segregated from the other public areas of the store by two or more walls or
partial walls, or any combination thereof, in a configuration that includes at least
one corner; and (2) Contains a method of ventilation which substantially removes smoke from the area. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, until January 1, 2007, a store that
is principally devoted to the sale of food for human consumption off the premises
may allow the smoking of tobacco in a public area of the store that is leased to or
operated by a person who is licensed pursuant to NRS 463.160 if the store was constructed before October 1, 1999, or received final approval for
construction before October 1, 1999. On or after January 1, 2007, such a store may allow smoking in that public area
only if the area contains a method of ventilation which substantially removes smoke
from the area. 3. If at any time before January 1, 2007, a store described in subsection 2 remodels
25 percent or more of the square footage of the entire public area within the store,
the store may continue to allow the smoking of tobacco in a public area of the store
that is leased to or operated by a person who is licensed pursuant to NRS 463.160 only if the store includes as part of the remodeling a method of ventilation which
substantially removes smoke from the area. 4. For the purposes of this section, “ partial wall ” or “ wall ” may include, without limitation, one or more gaming devices, as defined in NRS 463.0155 , if the gaming devices are configured together or in conjunction with other structures
to create a barrier that is similar to a partial wall or wall.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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