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State Summary
Effective July 1, 2005, the Georgia Smokefree Air Act prohibits smoking inside most public areas and outlines specific guidelines for allowing smoking in and around establishments that serve the public. However, the act does allow for more restrictive local laws, rules and regulations that are currently in place or may be passed in the future. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas within places of employment unless authorized in the code section 31-12A-6. Examples include: restaurants & bars, common work areas, restrooms, cafeterias, hallways, and stairs.
Law Excerpt
290-5-61-.05 Signage. The following specifications must be met to comply with the requirement related to ‘No Smoking’ signs.
(1) Visibility. ‘No Smoking’ signs or signs bearing the international ‘No Smoking’ symbol shall be easily readable, be conspicuously posted, and shall not be obscured in any way.
(2) Format. The words ‘No Smoking’, ‘Smoking Permitted’, ‘Smoking Permitted, No One Under the Age of 18 Allowed’, and ‘No Smoking Beyond this Point’ shall not be less than 1.5 inches in height. These signs shall bear the applicable annotated code section, ‘O.C.G.A. § 31-12A-1 et seq.’.
(3) Smokefree Public Place. In a public place where smoking is prohibited, the building owner, agent, operator, person in charge or proprietor shall conspicuously post a sign bearing the words ‘No Smoking’ or conspicuously post the international ‘No Smoking’ symbol on all entrances or in a position clearly visible on entry into the place.
