Outline of the state of Alaska
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Alaska
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Tobacco Free Environments —Vaping

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Tobacco Free Environments —Vaping

State law, regulation, or district policy addresses vaping or electronic cigarette use.

Alaska Statutes 18.35.301 Prohibition of smoking.

(b) An individual may not smoke in an enclosed area

  • (1) in an office building, office, hotel, motel, restaurant, bar, retail store, or shopping center;
  • (2) in a common area in an apartment building or multiple-family dwelling;
  • (3) in a place of employment, including a vehicle;
  • (4) at a public or private educational facility;
  • (5) at a health care facility, including residential units in the health care facility;
  • (6) in a building or residence that is used to provide paid child care, whether or not children are present in the building or residence, or care for adults on a fee-for-service basis; however, nothing in this paragraph is intended to prohibit an individual from smoking in a private residence that is in a building where another residence provides paid child care or care for adults;
  • (7) on a vessel operating as a shore-based fisheries business under AS 43.75.
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Alaska Statutes 18.35.399 Definitions.

(12) “smoking” means using an e-cigarette or other oral smoking device or inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying a lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, pipe, or tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation.

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