Georgia joined many states to ban tobacco smoking in public places. On 1st of July 2005, Smokefree Air Act went into effect, banning smoking statewide in all enclosed workplaces, such as restaurants. However the law permits smoking to carry out on:
- Designated smoking areas in non-work areas of businesses that are separately ventilated,
- Bars and restaurants where teens under 18 years of age are not employed or permitted to enter,
- Separately enclosed smoking rooms in any bar or restaurant,
- Private residences not used for businesses such as healthcare or child daycare facilities,
- Hotel and motel rooms designated as smoking rooms,
- Retail tobacco stores,
- Nursing homes,
- Outdoor areas,
- Designated areas in international airports,
- Workplaces of a tobacco manufacturer or other tobacco business,
- Privately-owned meeting rooms during private functions where under 18 personnel are not allowed,
- Areas of private places of employment (other than medical facilities) that are open to the general public by appointment only.
Below are the cities with smoking bans that include all bars and restaurants:
- Athens - Banned in bars and restaurants, but not other workplaceS,
- Buena Vista - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including bars and restaurants,
- Effingham County - Banned in bars and restaurants, but not other workplaceS,
- Gainesville - Banned in bars and restaurants, but not other workplaceS,
- Morrow - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including bars and restaurants,
- Savannah - Banned in bars and restaurants and even service queues,
- Snellville - Banned in bars and restaurants, but not other workplaces,
- Tift County - Banned in bars and restaurants, but not other workplaces.
Below are the cities with smoking bans that do not include all bars and restaurants:
- Berkeley Lake - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants but exempting bars,
- Columbia County - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants but exempting bars,
- Cordele - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants but exempting bars,
- Decatur - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants but exempting bars,
- DeKalb County - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants but exempting bars,
- Douglas - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants but exempting bars,
- Douglas County - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants but exempting bars,
- Douglasville - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants but exempting bars,
- Loganville - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants but exempting bars,
- Madison - Banned in all restaurants, but not bars or all other enclosed workplaces,
- Peachtree City - Banned in all restaurants, but not bars or all other enclosed workplaces,
- Tifton - Banned in all restaurants, but not bars or all other enclosed workplaces,
- Valdosta - Banned in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants but exempting bars.
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