If an ordinance is enacted by a locality in accordance with this chapter, it may provide that management shall designate reasonable no-smoking areas, considering the nature of the use and the size of the building, in the following places:
1. Retail and service establishments of 15,000 square feet or more serving the general public, including, but not limited to, department stores, grocery stores, drug stores, clothing stores, and shoe stores;
2. Educational facilities, except as provided in § 15.2-2824;
3. Health care facilities;
4. Rooms in which a public meeting or hearing is being held;
5. Places of entertainment and cultural facilities, including but not limited to theaters, concert halls, gymnasiums, auditoriums, other enclosed arenas, art galleries, libraries, and museums;
6. Indoor facilities used for recreational purposes; or
7. Other public places.
2009, cc. 153, 154.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 28.2 - Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act
§ 15.2-2822. Authority of law-enforcement officials
§ 15.2-2823. Smoking in public buildings or facilities; exception
§ 15.2-2824. Prohibitions on smoking generally; penalty for violation
§ 15.2-2825. Smoking in restaurants prohibited; exceptions; posting of signs; penalty for violation
§ 15.2-2827. Responsibility of building proprietors and managers
§ 15.2-2828. Ordinances regulating smoking generally
§ 15.2-2829. Mandatory provisions of ordinances
§ 15.2-2830. Optional provisions of ordinances
§ 15.2-2831. Other ordinances not authorized