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Attachment 3 MA�Vv Overview Where would smoking be prohibited by this rule? • County and Town buildings and grounds • County and Town vehicles • County and Town Parks Systems including playgrounds,trails, and athletic fields • Bus Stops • Sidewalks that are maintained by the County or Town including those connected to a public school • Public Transportation • • Polling Places • Child Care Facilities • Shopping Malls • Elevators _ • Public Restrooms • Retail Stores • • Galleries, Libraries and Museums • Entertainment and Sports Arenas • Gaming facilities including Internet Sweepstakes and Video Poker • Lobbies, Hallways and other Common Areas in Apartment Buildings, • Condominiums, Retirement Facilities, Nursing Homes and other Multi-Unit Residential Facilities • Office and Other Commercial Establishments where the public is invited,or permitted Where would smoking not be regulated by this rule? • Private residences • Private vehicles • Tobacco shops • Tobacco manufacturers, growers, processors • Designated smoking guest rooms in lodging establishments. No greater than twenty percent (20%) of a lodging establishment's guest rooms may be designated smoking guest rooms • Cigar bars • Private clubs • Motion picture, television,theater, or other live production sets. This exemption applies only to the actor or performer portraying the use of tobacco products during the production • UNC Chapel Hill (Existing University policy will remain in effect) a Implementation Requirements - r- Education and preparation period would begin on January 1,2013 and include: • Educating the public about the rule and the reasons for the new rule • Educating County and Town employees of facilities covered under this rule • Posting signs that meet all local sign requirements • Removing all ashtrays and smoking receptacles • Directing smokers to cease using products in prohibited areas • Contacting law enforcement in cases of non-compliance to issue warnings