New
Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act - Introduction
The
New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act (NJ SFAA) prohibits smoking
in essentially all workplaces and places open to the public,
effective April 15, 2006. For a synopsis of the Act, click
here. For a scientific report on how the implementation
of the NJ SFAA has reduced tobacco smoke pollution, click
here.
This
section contains information on the provisions of the law,
enforcement, implementation, using local laws to enhance and
augment the law, background, other assistance, etc. You can
go to any subsection from the yellow navigation box, upper
right.
You
can see a list of all the pages in all the subsections, and
go directly to any page, from the table of contents, below.
This
information is created by the Tobacco Control Policy and Legal
Resource Center of New Jersey GASP, which provides expert
information, guidance, and technical assistance about policy,
legislation, and litigation, especially regarding smokefree
air. Major funding for this service is provided by the New
Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJ DHSS).
(For more info about New Jersey GASP, click
here.)
Here
is the full table of contents of this section.
New
Jersey Air Monitoring Study, 2006, showing the effect of the
New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act
short
summary (two paragraphs)
executive
summary
news
release
charts
of primary results
full
report (22 pages)
The
New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act - summaries, text, rules
synopsis
of the NJ SFAA
more
complete description of exceptions to the NJ SFAA
full
text of the NJ SFAA, P. L. 2005, Chapter 383, N.J.S.
26:3D-55 et seq. (on the New Jersey Legislature website)
DHSS
rules as adopted on May 21, 2007 in the NJ Register
DHSS
addendum to rules adopted on October 15, 2007 in the NJ
Register
DHSS
rules adopted on May 21, 2007 and amended on October 15,
2007 in the NJ Register (combined)
using
local laws to enhance and augment the NJ SFAA
Enforcement
enforcement
agencies
complaint
form
anonymous
request for investigation form
notice
for violators
(to be used by person in charge)
using
local laws to enhance and augment the NJ SFAA
Implementing
the NJ SFAA in all sites
common
sense perspectives to help overcome hesitation and change
attitudes
top
tips for implementation
suggestions
on research, vocabulary, fairness, education, those who
smoke, materials, etc.
checklist
for action
success
stories
Implementing
the NJ SFAA in particular sites
workplaces
- office, factory, and service
government
facilities
schools
public
places - shopping, entertainment, sports, travel,
bars, clubs, gaming
restaurants,
bars, other hospitality sites
rented
and leased residences, condos
outdoor
sites
FAQs
frequently
asked questions
Signs,
Materials
signs:
downloadable samples
and NJ SFAA requirements
The
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Smoke-Free
Air Act website has brochures, fact sheets, signs; to go
there, click
here.
Using
local laws to enhance and augment the NJ SFAA
using
local laws to enhance and augment the NJ SFAA
local
laws database
Empirical
background for the NJ SFAA
New
Jersey air monitoring study:
news
release
charts
of primary results
full
report from Roswell Park Cancer Institute and New Jersey
GASP
Local
Authority Resolution Project (350+ official resolutions
from town councils, state and local organizations, in support
of NJ SFAA)
Smokefree
Air Everywhere (a book-length manual of why and how);
numerous chapters are available in the "implementing
the NJ SFAA sections" on the yellow navigation bar
above.
Helping
people who smoke
tobacco
dependence treatment, general info and sources for help
Other
New Jersey state laws on tobacco
State
Laws on Tobacco in New Jersey
State
Laws at a Glance
Other
places for help
Useful
links
Please note: The information presented on this website
is not intended as, nor to be construed, or used, as legal
advice, and should not be used to replace the advice of your
legal counsel.
This
page updated September 25, 2008.
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