CHAPTER 493

S.P. 437 - L.D. 1346

An Act To Protect Workers from Secondhand Smoke and To

Promote Worker Safety

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §275-D, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 421, §1, is further amended to read:

1. Off-track betting on simulcast racing. A person may conduct pari-mutuel wagering at an off-track betting facility that is licensed under this section, if the person is licensed to operate a hotel, as defined in Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 15, paragraph H, with public dining facilities, a Class A restaurant, as defined in Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 15, paragraph R, or a Class A restaurant/lounge, as defined in Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 15, paragraph R-1, or an off-track betting facility as defined in Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 15, paragraph R-2.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1541, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 54, §1, is further amended to read:

4. Public place. "Public place" means any place, including a restaurant, not open to the sky into which the public is invited or allowed. Except as provided in section 1542, subsection 2, paragraph J, a private residence is not a public place.