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LD 1172 Title Page An Act to Exempt from the Smoking Ban Tobacconists Who Sell or Serve Food or Al... LD 1172 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1542, sub-§2, śL, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 342, §1
and affected by §9, is amended to read:

 
L. Smoking is not prohibited in a retail store under 2,000
2,500 square feet that primarily sells tobacco or tobacco-
related products, even if food or alcohol is sold or served
on the premises, as long as at least 3/5 of the revenue of
the store is derived from sales of tobacco and tobacco-
related products.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill clarifies that smoking is not prohibited in a shop
as long as at least 3/5 of the shop's revenue is derived from
sales of tobacco and tobacco-related products even if alcohol or
food is sold or served on the premises. This bill also increases
the square footage limitation to 2,500 square feet.


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