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N.Y. PBH Law § 1399-P

This is the official text of N.Y. PBH Law § 1399-P, part of New York’s PBH Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "PBH Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Posting of signs

Official statutory text

§ 1399-p. Posting of signs. 1. "Smoking" or "No Smoking" signs, or\n"Vaping" or "No Vaping" signs, or the international "No Smoking" symbol,\nwhich consists of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette\nenclosed in a circle with a bar across it, shall be prominently posted\nand properly maintained where smoking and vaping are regulated by this\narticle, by the owner, operator, manager or other person having control\nof such area.\n 2. The owner, operator or manager of a hotel or motel that chooses to\ndevelop and implement a smoking and vaping policy for rooms rented to\nguests shall post a notice at the reception area of the establishment as\nto the availability, upon request, of rooms in which no smoking and\nvaping are allowed.\n 3. The provisions of this section shall apply to after-school programs\nthat are subject to the provisions of subdivision four of section\nthirteen hundred ninety-nine-o of this article, provided that signs\nposted pursuant to this subdivision shall specify the specific time\nperiod during which smoking and vaping shall be prohibited.\n

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