§ 15.2-2806. Exceptions
The provisions of §§ 15.2-2803 through 15.2-2805 shall not be construed to allow ordinances to regulate smoking in:
1. Bars and lounge areas;
2. Retail tobacco stores;
3. Restaurants, conference or meeting rooms, and public and private assembly rooms while these places are being used for private functions;
4. Office or work areas which are not entered by the general public in the normal course of business or use of the premises;
5. Areas of enclosed shopping centers or malls that are external to the retail stores therein, are used by customers as a route of travel from one store to another, and consist primarily of walkways and seating arrangements; and
6. Lobby areas of hotels, motels, and other establishments open to the public for overnight accommodation.
(1990, cc. 902, 969, § 15.1-291.7; 1997, c. 587.)
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