Secondhand Smoke
State law requires separate smoking and nonsmoking rooms inworkplaces, separate
areas in restaurants, law does not apply in restaurants with fewer than
50 seats or in bars. Nonpreemptive
State Tax
$1.50/pack. NY City charges an additional $1.50
State/Local legislative successes 2001-2003:
2001 - Statewide ban on self service retail displays of tobacco products
2002 - 39 cent increase in state cigarette tax to 1.50
$1.42 increase in New York City cigarette tax to $1.50
Enactment of strong clean air legislation in Dutchess, Onondaga and Nassau
counties and New York City
2003 issues are enacting a statewide ban on smoking in all workplaces and
places of public accommodation and refunding the state tobacco control program.
Project Director: Russ Sciandra
Coalition: Center for a Tobacco Free New York
Lead Agency: American Cancer Society, Eastern Division
Address: 19 Dove Street, Suite 103
Albany, 12210
Email: russ.sciandra@cancer.org
Web site: http://www.tobaccofreeny.org
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