HF0305 - Minnesota: Freedom to Breathe Act of 2007 adopted establishing public policy to protect employees and the public from hazards of secondhand smoke and prohibiting persons from smoking in specified areas.

HF 305 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Freedom to Breathe Act of 2007 adopted establishing public policy to protect employees and the public from hazards of secondhand smoke and prohibiting persons from smoking in specified areas. Section 1: Public policy language modified. Section 2: "Indoor area" defined. Section 3: "Place of employment" defined. Section 4: "Public place" definition modified. Section 5: "Smoking" definition modified. Section 6: "Public transportation" defined. Section 7: Public places, places of employment, public transportation, and public meetings regulations modified. Section 8: Responsibilities of proprietors language modified. Section 9: Permitted smoking language added. Section 10: Commissioner of health, enforcement and penalties language modified. Section 11: Freedom to Breathe Act title specified.[...]

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