What are the regulations prohibiting smoking in public places?

Operators of public places where smoking is prohibited shall perform the following responsibilities:

(1) Formulate and implement the unit’s no-smoking system;

(2) Carry out publicity on the health hazards of smoking;

(3) Set up eye-catching no-smoking warnings and signs in no-smoking places;

(4) No smoking is prohibited in the unit Set up ashtrays and other appliances or signs or items with tobacco advertisements in the area;

(5) Equip full-time (part-time) no-smoking counselors and inspectors to discourage smokers in no-smoking areas .

Public place operators or managers may delineate smoking areas or set up smoking rooms in non-smoking areas of the unit as needed. Smoking areas or smoking rooms should be away from densely populated areas and places where pedestrians must pass. The main passages should be equipped with obvious guidance signs and warnings that smoking is harmful to health.

Operators or managers of public places should strengthen anti-smoking publicity and take effective measures to gradually eliminate smoking areas or smoking rooms.

No one may smoke or carry lit cigarettes, cigars, or pipes in places or areas where smoking is prohibited.

If you find someone smoking in a no-smoking area, you can do the following:

(1) Ask the smoker to stop smoking;

(2) Report to the operator of the place Or the manager complains, requiring the operator or manager of the place to persuade smokers to stop smoking;

(3) Report and complain to the district love and health office for operators or managers who do not perform their duties to control smoking .

Newspapers, radio, television, the Internet and other media in this region and relevant competent departments should actively carry out social publicity on the harmful effects of smoking on health and control smoking, and encourage the establishment of smoke-free units. It is prohibited to use radio, film, television, the Internet, newspapers, periodicals and other media to publish tobacco advertisements.

Minors are prohibited from smoking. The sale of cigarettes, cigars and cut tobacco to minors is prohibited. For those who are difficult to determine whether they are adults, the operator shall require them to produce their identity documents. Operators should place a sign in a conspicuous place on the business premises stating that cigarettes, cigars and cut tobacco are not sold to minors.

The "Regulations on Control of Smoking in Public Places" is a key legislative project of the National Health and Family Planning Commission. A draft was formed at the end of October 2014 and submitted to the State Council for review. This regulation stipulates that smoking is prohibited in all indoor public places.

Smoking is prohibited in the following public places

(1) Medical activity venues of medical institutions;

(2) Shopping malls, supermarkets, and bookstores;

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(3) Indoor activity areas of teaching activity venues, canteens, student dormitories and youth activity venues of various schools (including nurseries and kindergartens), education and training institutions;

(4) Books Indoor areas of venues, museums, exhibition halls, theaters, video halls (rooms), entertainment halls (Internet cafes), dance halls, concert halls and other places;

(5) Sports venues and non-commercial sports and fitness venues Spectator area, competition area or sports area;

(6) Hotels, restaurants, hotels, guest houses, cafes, bars, teahouses (buildings);

(7) Public* **Bathrooms, barber shops, beauty shops, foot bath shops (massage centers);

(8) Cultural relics protection units open to the public;

(9) Public vehicles , taxis and other public transportation;

(10) Offices, conference rooms, libraries, workshops, restaurants, etc. of agencies, enterprises, institutions, social groups and other organizations;

(11) Other no-smoking places specified by laws, regulations and rules.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia entry Regulations on Smoking Control in Public Places