Vermont § 1742 - Restrictions on smoking in public places

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1742 — Restrictions on smoking in public places, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 1742. Restrictions on smoking in public places

  • (a) The possession of lighted tobacco products or use of tobacco substitutes in any form
    is prohibited in: (1) the common areas of all enclosed indoor places of public access and publicly owned
    buildings and offices; (2) all enclosed indoor places in lodging establishments used for transient traveling
    or public vacationing, such as resorts, hotels, and motels, including sleeping quarters
    and adjoining rooms rented to guests; (3) designated smoke-free areas of property or grounds owned by or leased to the State
    or a municipality; and (4) any other area within 25 feet of State-owned buildings and offices, except that to
    the extent that any portion of the 25-foot zone is not on State property, smoking
    is prohibited only in that portion of the zone that is on State property unless the
    owner of the adjoining property chooses to designate his or her property smoke-free. (b) The possession of lighted tobacco products or use of tobacco substitutes in any form
    is prohibited on the grounds of any hospital or secure residential recovery facility
    owned or operated by the State, including all enclosed places in the hospital or facility
    and the surrounding outdoor property. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the ability of residents of
    the Vermont Veterans’ Home to possess lighted tobacco products or use tobacco substitutes
    in the indoor area of the facility in which smoking is permitted. (d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the use of tobacco substitutes
    in a business that does not sell food or beverages but is established for the sole
    purpose of providing a setting for patrons to purchase and use tobacco substitutes
    and related paraphernalia. (Added 1993, No. 46, § 2; amended 2013, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2017, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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