Laws / Enforcement

News Laws to consider for 2009 by smiranda — last modified 2009-05-07 11:22

The deadline for introducing new bills for the 2009 session of the California Legislature was Friday, February 27. A total of 10 tobacco-related bills have been introduced. These bills cover a variety of tobacco control issues, including increasing the state’s tobacco tax, restricting smoking at state beaches, state parks and hospitals, and restricting the issuance of state tobacco retailer licenses. The next step for all of these bills is to be referred to the appropriate policy committee(s) where hearings and votes will occur. The attached legislative update contains summaries and status updates for all of these bills. For even more information about these bills, visit the Center’s Bill Tracker at www.Center4TobaccoPolicy.org/bills. The Bill Tracker will be updated frequently throughout the legislative session as votes, amendments and other legislative actions occur on tobacco-related bills. It will also contain links to any media coverage and information about which tobacco interests lobby these bills. For any questions about these bills, please email or call me, (916) 554-5864, x233. Justin Justin Garrett, Policy Coordinator Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing American Lung Association of California Government Relations Office 1029 J Street, Suite 450 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 554-5864 Fax: (916) 442-8585 www.Center4TobaccoPolicy.org jgarrett@alac.org

Local Laws by smiranda — last modified 2009-05-07 11:31

Currently, State of California tobacco control laws allow local cities or counties to pass ordinances that are stricter that the State's laws. In Alameda County, the cities and counties have passed a wide variety of local tobacco control ordinances, many of which were designed to protect non-smokers from exposure to secondhand smoke. Below is a complete list of the current laws for all Alameda County cities. The list is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) and requires the free Adobe Reader to open the file. December 2007 Oakland Ordinance - Oakland Ordinances December 2007 February 2009 Alameda County Ordinance Grid

State Laws by smiranda — last modified 2009-05-07 14:15

State law (labor code 6404.5) prohibits smoking in all enclosed workplaces with the exception of tobacco only retailers, owner-operated bars and businesses with five or fewer employees not open to the public and with the agreement of all employees. State law also prohibits the selling of tobacco products to persons under age 18 or purchasing products for persons under age 18 (Penal Code 308). For a full listing of state laws addressing tobacco, go to the website for the Technical Assistance Legal Center (TALC):

File a Complaint by smiranda — last modified 2009-05-07 12:00

To file a complaint about smoking at a worksite, yours or someone else's, please complete the following form and either fax it or mail it to us. The Tobacco Control Program will research all complaints, forward the complaint to the relevant enforcement agency, and track complaints to identify repeat offenders. Tobacco Control Program 1000 Broadway, Suite 500 Oakland, CA 94607 FAX: 510 208 5935