District of Columbia Code
Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety
Chapter 17 - Restrictions on Tobacco Smoking

Subchapter I - General

§ 7–1701. Findings and purpose - (a) The Council of the District of Columbia finds that...

§ 7–1702. Definitions - For the purpose of this subchapter: (1) “Bus stop” means...

§ 7–1703. Smoking restrictions - (a) Smoking shall be prohibited in the following: (1) Any...

§ 7–1703.01. Designated nonsmoking areas in restaurants; new construction and major renovation to existing restaurants; smoking areas - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 7–1703.02. Regulation of smoking in any District of Columbia workplace - (a) Any private or public employer in the District of...

§ 7–1703.03. Prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of tobacco use - (a) No person shall refuse to hire or employ any...

§ 7–1703.04. No smoking within 25 feet of property signs - (a) A property owner or ground-floor commercial tenant has the...

§ 7–1704. “No Smoking” signs - (a) In any place, elevator, or vehicle in which smoking...

§ 7–1705. Enforcement - (a) The owner, lessee, manager, operator or other person in...

§ 7–1706. Civil penalties - Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter, other...

§ 7–1707. Severability - If any provision of this subchapter, or its application to...

§ 7–1708. Exceptions - This subchapter shall not prohibit smoking in the following areas:...

§ 7–1709. Tobacco smoking education and smoking cessation programs - The Mayor shall establish, in conjunction with the District of...

§ 7–1710. Smoking prohibitions pursuant to existing law - Nothing in this subchapter shall make lawful smoking in any...

Subchapter I-A - Prohibited Sales of Tobacco

§ 7–1721.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Characterizing...

§ 7–1721.02. Sale of tobacco to persons under 21 years of age - (a) No person shall sell, give, or furnish any tobacco...

§ 7–1721.03. Purchase or possession of tobacco by persons under 21 years of age; use of false identification - (a)(1) No person under 21 years of age shall purchase...

§ 7–1721.04. Self-service sale of tobacco - (a) No person shall sell or distribute tobacco products, except...

§ 7–1721.05. Package requirements - (a) No person shall sell or distribute to any person...

§ 7–1721.06. Prohibited sellers - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 7–1721.07. Civil penalties - (a)(1) A violation of section 3, 5, 6, or 7...

§ 7–1721.08. Prohibitions on flavored tobacco products and electronic smoking devices - (a) No person shall sell, offer for sale, receive for...

Subchapter II - Distribution of Free Cigarettes

§ 7–1731. Distribution of free cigarettes prohibited; penalty - (a)(1) No person, agent, or employee of any person shall,...

Subchapter III - Fire-Standard-Compliant Cigarettes

§ 7–1751. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Cigarette”...

§ 7–1752. Prohibition on sale of cigarettes that are not fire-standard-compliant - No cigarette may be sold or offered for sale in...

§ 7–1753. Test method and performance standard - (a) The test method and performance standard for cigarettes sold...

§ 7–1754. Manufacturer’s certification - (a)(1) Each manufacturer shall submit written certification to the Mayor...

§ 7–1755. Manufacturer’s data retention and availability requirements - (a) A manufacturer shall: (1) Retain all data from testing...

§ 7–1756. Penalties and remedies - (a)(1) A manufacturer or wholesale dealer who knowingly fails to...

§ 7–1757. Rules; limitations - (a) No later than July 1, 2008, the Mayor, pursuant...