The Act prohibits smoking in all enclosed public places in Georgia. The Act exempts private residences, hotel and motel rooms (as long as the hotel or motel does not designate more than 20% of the rooms as smoking), retail tobacco stores, long term care facilities, outdoor areas of employment, smoking areas in international airports, all workplaces of any manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler of tobacco products, private and semiprivate rooms in healthcare facilities (with written authorization from the treating physician), all bars and restaurants denying access and employment to those under the age of 18, convention facilities denying access and employment to those under the age of 18, common work areas open to the public by appointment only, private clubs, military and noncommissioned officer clubs, and designated smoking areas located in nonwork areas with independent air handling systems. The Act also requires the posting of nonsmoking signs and the removal of all ashtrays. Finally, the Act makes it a misdemeanor for an individual to violate this bill and imposes a fine of $100 to $500.
