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HOUSE RESEARCH Short Subjects Elisabeth Klarqvist Updated: August 2017 Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act The Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA) prohibits smoking in many indoor places (Minn. Stat. §§ 144.411 to 144.417). The legislation was enacted in 1975 in an effort to protect public health, comfort, and the environment by prohibiting smoking around children and ill or injured persons. The MCIAA was amended by the Freedom to Breathe Act of 2007 (Laws 2007, ch. 82), which substantially expanded the prohibition on smoking to nearly all indoor areas to provide protection from secondhand smoke. The MCIAA was further amended in 2014 to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes in certain settings. Where is smoking prohibited? The MCIAA prohibits smoking in public places, at public meetings, in places of employment, and in public transportation. Places of employment are indoor areas where two or more persons perform services, whether or not the persons are paid. Public places and places of employment include the following: •Arenas • Auditoriums •Banquet facilities • Bars and other food or liquor establishments •Bowling establishments •Common areas of rental apartment buildings •Employee cafeterias •Factories •Libraries • Lounges •Museums •Offices •Restaurants •Retail stores and other commercial establishments •Theaters • Vehicles used for work purposes during the hours of operation if more than one person is present •Warehouses Smoking is also specifically prohibited in day care centers, in day care homes during their hours of operation, in certain health care facilities and clinics, and in public transportation vehicles, with certain exceptions. In addition, all tobacco products are prohibited in public schools, except for tobacco lit by an adult as part of a traditional Indian spiritual or cultural ceremony. Where is smoking permitted? Smoking is permitted in the following places: •A family home or group family day care provider home, outside of its hours of operation •Public transportation vehicles when they are being used for personal use •Specified rooms in residential health care facilities •Separated, well-ventilated areas of locked psychiatric units •Specified areas for use in peer-reviewed scientific studies related to smoking •Private residences and automobiles when not used as a place of employment •Hotel and motel guest rooms •Tobacco products shops for the purpose of sampling products •Heavy commercial vehicles •Farm vehicles and construction equipment