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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3794', '§ 5743', '§ 5743', '§ 2927', '§ 2927', '§ 2151', '§ 2927', '§ 5743', '§ 5743', '§ 5743', '§ 2505', '§ 3701', '§ 183', '§ 3701', '§ 183', '§ 183']

Tobacco Facts. » Ohio
Smoking is prohibited and no proprietor shall permit smoking in a public place or place of employment as defined. Smoking is also prohibited in areas immediately adjacent to entrances to and exits from public places and places of employment. Smoking is still allowed in: 1) private residences, except during the hours of operation as a child care or adult care facility for compensation; 2) during the hours of operation as a business by a person other than a person residing in the private residence, or during the hours of operation as a business, when employees of the business, who are not residents of the private residence or are not related to the owner, are present; 3) up to 20 percent of sleeping rooms in hotels, motels and other lodging facilities; 4) family-owned and operated places of employment in which all employees are related to the owner; 5) nursing homes subject to certain conditions; 6) retail tobacco stores that makes more than 80 percent of its gross revenue from the sales of tobacco products; 7) outdoor patios as defined; and private clubs with no employees.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN §§ 3794.01 to 3794.09 (2006).
Smoking is prohibited and no proprietor shall permit smoking in places of employment. “Place of employment” is defined as an enclosed area under the direct or indirect control of an employer that the employer’s employees use for work or any other purpose, including but not limited to, offices, meeting rooms, sales, production and storage areas, restrooms, stairways, hallways, warehouses, garages, and vehicles. An enclosed area as described herein is a place of employment without regard to the time of day or the presence of employees. The definition of “employer” then includes the state and any political subdivisions of the state. Smoking is also prohibited in areas immediately adjacent to entrances to and exits from public places and places of employment.
Smoking is prohibited and no proprietor shall permit smoking in places of employment. “Place of employment” is defined as an enclosed area under the direct or indirect control of an employer that the employer’s employees use for work or any other purpose, including but not limited to, offices, meeting rooms, sales, production and storage areas, restrooms, stairways, hallways, warehouses, garages, and vehicles. An enclosed area as described herein is a place of employment without regard to the time of day or the presence of employees. Smoking is still allowed in home-based businesses except during the hours of operation as a business by a person other than a person residing in the private residence, or during the hours of operation as a business, when employees of the business, who are not residents of the private residence or are not related to the owner, are present; and family-owned and operated places of employment in which all employees are related to the owner, but only if the enclosed areas of the place of employment are not open to the public, are in a free standing structure occupied solely by the place of employment, and smoke from the place of employment does not migrate into an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited. Smoking is also prohibited in areas immediately adjacent to entrances to and exits from public places and places of employment.
Smoking is prohibited in public places and places of employment, the definitions of which include the indoor areas of schools. Smoking is also prohibited in areas immediately adjacent to entrances to and exits from public places and places of employment.
Smoking is prohibited in public places and places of employment, the definitions of which include indoor areas of child care facilities. Home-based child care and adult care facilities are specifically included during their hours of operation. Smoking is also prohibited in areas immediately adjacent to entrances to and exits from public places and places of employment.
Smoking is prohibited in public places and places of employment, the definitions of which include indoor areas of health care facilities. Smoking is allowed in nursing homes only to the extent necessary to comply with section 3721.13(A)(18) of the Ohio Revised Code. If an indoor smoking area is provided by a nursing home for residents of the nursing home, the designated indoor smoking area shall be separately enclosed and separately ventilated so that tobacco smoke does not enter, through entrances, windows, ventilation systems, or other means, any areas where smoking is otherwise prohibited under this chapter. Only residents of the nursing home may utilize the designated indoor smoking area for smoking. A nursing home may designate specific times when the indoor smoking area may be used for such purpose. No employee of a nursing home shall be required to accompany a resident into a designated indoor smoking area or perform services in such area when being used for smoking. Smoking is also prohibited in areas immediately adjacent to entrances to and exits from public places and places of employment.
Restaurants: Smoking is prohibited in public places and places of employment, the definitions of which cover restaurants, including restaurants with attached bars. Smoking is allowed on outdoor patios of restaurants if they are physically separated from an enclosed area. If windows or doors form any part of the partition between an enclosed area and the outdoor patio, the openings shall be closed to prevent the migration of smoke into the enclosed area. If windows or doors do not prevent the migration of smoke into the enclosed area, the outdoor patio shall be considered an extension of the enclosed area. Smoking is also prohibited in areas immediately adjacent to entrances to and exits from public places and places of employment.
Bars: Smoking is prohibited in public places and places of employment, the definitions of which cover bars. Smoking is allowed on outdoor patios of bars if they are physically separated from an enclosed area. If windows or doors form any part of the partition between an enclosed area and the outdoor patio, the openings shall be closed to prevent the migration of smoke into the enclosed area. If windows or doors do not prevent the migration of smoke into the enclosed area, the outdoor patio shall be considered an extension of the enclosed area. Smoking is also prohibited in areas immediately adjacent to entrances to and exits from public places and places of employment.
“No-smoking” signs or the international “No Smoking” symbol shall be conspicuously posted in and ashtrays shall be removed from every public place and place of employment where smoking is prohibited by this chapter, including at each entrance. The law will be enforced by the Ohio Department of Health and its designees. The department will promulgate rules to implement and enforce the law, including the schedule of fines for violation. Smoking in a public place or place of employment after being requested not to is subject to a maximum fine of $100. Violation by proprietor of a public place or place of employment is subject to minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $2,500 after a warning letter for a first violation. Each day of violation will be a separate offense and fines for the proprietor will be progressive based on prior violations. Fines will double for intentional violations.
Tax rate per pack of 20: $1.25
Date last changed: July 1, 2005 — from 55 cents to $1.25
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5743.02 (2005).
After all refunds of tax, as certified by the state Tax Commissioner, are paid, all remaining revenue from the tax on cigarettes is distributed to the General Revenue Fund.
All other tobacco products: 17% of the wholesale price
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5743.51 (1995).
After all refunds of tax, as certified by the state Tax Commissioner, are paid, all remaining revenue from the tax on other tobacco products is distributed to the General Revenue Fund.
$955,231,000
No manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler or retailer of tobacco products, or employee thereof, shall sell or otherwise distribute tobacco products to any person under 18. First violation constitutes a fourth degree misdemeanor and subsequent violations constitute a misdemeanor of the third degree. It is an affirmative defense if the minor was accompanied by a parent, spouse older than 18, or legal guardian; or the person selling or distributing the tobacco product was a parent, spouse older than 18, or legal guardian.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 2927.02 (2002).
A seller or an agent or employee of a seller may perform a transaction scan by means of a transaction scan device to check the validity of a driver’s or commercial driver’s license or identification card presented by a card holder as a condition for selling, giving away, or otherwise distributing cigarettes or other tobacco products. If the information deciphered by the transaction scan fails to match the identification presented by the card holder, or if it indicates that the information so printed is false or fraudulent, neither the seller nor any agent or employee of the seller shall sell, give away, or otherwise distribute any cigarettes or other tobacco products to the card holder. It will be an affirmative defense to a charge of selling or distributing tobacco products to minors if: a card holder attempting to purchase or receive cigarettes or other tobacco products presented a specified identification card; a transaction scan of the identification card that the card holder presented indicated that the license or card was valid; and the cigarettes or other tobacco products were sold, given away, or otherwise distributed in reasonable reliance upon the identification presented and the completed transaction scan. This does not excuse a seller or an agent or employee of a seller from exercising reasonable diligence to determine if the person is in fact 18 years or older and the picture on the identification is the card holder.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 2927.021 & 2927.022 (2000).
No child shall do any of the following unless accompanied by a parent, spouse who is 18 years of age or older or legal guardian of the child: use, consume, possess, purchase or attempt to purchase cigarettes, order, pay for, or share the cost of or accept or receive cigarettes, other tobacco products, or papers used to roll cigarettes. No child shall knowingly furnish false information concerning that child’s name, age, or other identification for the purpose of obtaining cigarettes, other tobacco products, or papers used to roll cigarettes. If a juvenile court finds that a minor violated this division it may do either or both of the following: require the minor to attend a youth smoking education program or other smoking treatment program approved by the court, if one is available; or impose a fine of not more than $100. If the minor disobeys a juvenile court order the court may increase the fine imposed upon the minor; and/or require the minor to perform not more than 20 hours of community service; and/or suspend for a period of 30 days the temporary instruction permit, probationary driver’s license, or driver’s license issued to the minor. It is not a violation for a minor to accept or receive cigarettes, other tobacco products, or papers used to roll cigarettes if the minor is required to do so in the performance of their duties as an employee; or while participating in an inspection or compliance check conducted by a federal, state, local, or corporate entity at a location at which tobacco products are sold or distributed.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 2151.87 (2000).
No person shall give away, sell or distribute tobacco products in any place that does not have posted a sign stating that giving, selling, or otherwise distributing tobacco products to a minor is prohibited by law. Violation constitutes a fourth degree misdemeanor for the first offense and a third degree misdemeanor for each subsequent violation.
Internet Sales: No person shall cause to be shipped any cigarettes to any person in this state other than an authorized recipient of tobacco products. No common carrier, contract carrier, or other person shall knowingly transport cigarettes to any person in this state that the carrier or other person reasonably believes is not an authorized recipient of tobacco products. If cigarettes are transported to a home or residence, it shall be presumed that the common carrier, contract carrier, or other person knew that the person to whom the cigarettes were delivered was not an authorized recipient of tobacco products. An authorized recipient of tobacco products is: a licensed cigarette wholesaler; a licensed distributor of tobacco products; an export warehouse proprietor; an operator of a customs bonded warehouse; an officer, employee, or agent of the state or federal government acting in the person’s official capacity; a department, agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of this state or the federal government; and a person having a consent for consumer shipment issued by the state Tax Commissioner. No person engaged in the business of selling cigarettes who ships or causes to be shipped cigarettes to any person in this state in any container or wrapping other than the original container or wrapping of the cigarettes shall fail to plainly and visibly mark the exterior of the container or wrapping in which the cigarettes are shipped with the words “cigarettes.” Violation is subject to a fine of up $1,000 for each violation.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 2927.023 (2005).
No manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler or retailer of tobacco products, or agent or employee thereof, shall give or otherwise distribute tobacco products to any person under 18. The first violation is a fourth degree misdemeanor and subsequent violations are a third degree misdemeanor.
No manufacturer, producer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of cigarettes, other tobacco products, or papers used to roll cigarettes; or agent or employee thereof, shall manufacture, sell, or distribute in this state any pack or other container of cigarettes containing fewer than 20 cigarettes or any package of roll-your-own tobacco containing less than six-tenths of one ounce of tobacco. Selling cigarettes in a smaller quantity than that placed in the pack or other container by the manufacturer is also unlawful. Violation is a fourth degree misdemeanor for the first offense and third degree misdemeanor for subsequent offenses.
Sales from vending machines are prohibited unless the machine is in an office, factory, business or other place not open to the general public, or in a place where persons under 18 are not permitted. Vending machines are also allowed in locations where they are in the immediate vicinity, plain view, and control of the owner or operator of the establishment. In such locations, vending machines shall not be located in an unmonitored coatroom, restroom, hallway or outer waiting room, and must be inaccessible to the public when the place is closed.
Retailers and wholesalers must obtain a license from the County Auditor of the county in which they wish to do business to sell cigarettes. A separate license shall be issued for each place of business specified on the required license application. Manufacturers and importers of cigarettes are required to obtain a license from the state Tax Commissioner. All licenses are valid for one year starting on the fourth Monday of May.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5743.15 (2005).
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 5743.61 (1993).
$30 annually for a retail cigarette license for the first five places of business, and $25 annually for each additional place of business; $200 annually for a wholesale cigarette license; and $100 annually for a tobacco product distributor license.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 5743.15 (2005) & 5743.61 (1993).
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 2505.09 (2002).
Ohio allocated $6,507,250 for tobacco prevention and cessation programs in FY2009 (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009) from Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) payments released from an ongoing lawsuit and the state general fund.
FY2009 allocation from MSA payments made by Ohio Department of Health, effective 7/1/08 & FY2008-FY2009 Biennial Budget (H.B. 119) enacted 6/30/07 and effective 7/1/07 (FY2008) and 7/1/08 (FY2009).
On May 6, 2008, the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation and Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Endowment Fund were abolished and $40 million of the endowment was supposed to be transferred to a Tobacco Use Prevention Fund controlled by the Department of Health to be used for funding tobacco control program initiatives for the remainder of FY2008 and FY2009. The other $230 million was supposed to be transferred to a Jobs Fund in the state treasury.
H.B. 544 enacted and effective 5/6/08.
Note: However, almost all of the $270 million has not been transferred because of a lawsuit filed by the American Legacy Foundation claiming a contract was signed giving the money to them before the legislation above took effect. The lawsuit is ongoing as of January 1, 2009. A small amount has been released by agreement of the parties to fund some tobacco prevention-related initiatives in FY2009.
The Tobacco Use Prevention Fund was created in the state treasury and shall consist of money liquidated from the former tobacco use prevention and control endowment fund and any gifts, grants or donations received. Investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used to pay outstanding expenses of the former Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation (TUPCF) at the discretion of the director of the state Department of Health, and for initiatives to reduce tobacco use in Ohio pursuant to a state plan as specified. TUPCF was abolished and relevant sections of the Ohio Revised Statutes were repealed see below.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 3701.84 & 3701.841 (2008)
In 2007, Ohio securitized all of its future annual MSA payments, and repealed the statute requiring deposit of the payments in the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Fund. Many of the various trust funds created to receive portions of the MSA payment still exist, but will receive no more money from future MSA payments.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 183.01 to 183.35 (2007).
The state Department of Health may prepare a plan to reduce tobacco use by Ohioans, with emphasis on reducing the use of tobacco by youth, minority and regional populations, pregnant women, and others who may be disproportionately affected by the use of tobacco. The plan may provide for periodic surveys to measure tobacco use and behavior toward tobacco use by Ohioans. The plan may also describe youth tobacco consumption prevention programs to be eligible for consideration for grants from the department and may set forth the criteria by which applications for grants will be considered. Programs eligible for consideration may include: youth-focused media campaigns, school and community based youth educational programs, retailer education and compliance efforts and mentoring programs designed to prevent or reduce tobacco use by students. Pursuant to the plan, the department may carry out, or provide funding for private or public agencies to carry out, research and programs related to tobacco use prevention and cessation subject to specified conditions. The former Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation was abolished and relevant sections of the Ohio Revised Statutes were repealed see below.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 3701.84 (2008).
REPEALED: The Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation was created to manage a state tobacco control program funded by a portion of state MSA payments. The foundation is overseen by a 23-member board that includes several representatives recommended by public health groups, including the American Lung Association. Board members serve five-year terms. The board is also tasked with hiring an executive director and employees. The Foundation prepared a plan to reduce tobacco use by Ohioans with an emphasis on reducing use by youth, minority and regional populations, pregnant women and others who may be disproportionately affected by the use of tobacco. Programs may include: youth-focused media campaigns, school and community based youth educational programs, retailer education and compliance efforts and mentoring programs designed to prevent or reduce tobacco use by students.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 183.03 to 183.09 (2007).
The sale and assignment of all of the state’s future payments expected to be received under the Master Settlement Agreement to the Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority is authorized. The authority can then issue and sell bonds and other obligations although the aggregate principal amount of these bonds can not exceed $6 billion dollars. At least 75 percent of the net proceeds of the sale of obligations by the authority shall be deposited into the school building program assistance fund.
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §§ 183.51 & 183.52 (2007).