Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch

All reported violations of the law as listed above (those establishments receiving official warning letters or administrative penalty letters) were verified and documented by the county's Local Health Department. Local Health Departments may inspect businesses for violations without a complaint.

* Date of Enforcement Action - Date of the written notice of violation sent to the establishment by the local health director.

 NOTE: Violation(s) of the law by the business has the following penalties:

• First Violation: Written notice to the person named in violation and advisement of action to be taken in the event of subsequent violations. 
• Second Violation: Written notice to the person named in violation and advisement of administrative penalties to be imposed for third and subsequent violations. 
• Third and Subsequent Violations: Administrative penalty of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) to the person named in violation. Each day on which a violation of this law or rules occurs may be considered a separate and distinct violation.

NOTE: Once there are validated violations of the law, the details will be posted per county on this website, including the name and address of the business that is not in compliance. 

Secondhand smoke is a serious public health hazard, and the public has the right to know which businesses are not in compliance. 

† A reported complaint is not necessarily a violation until it has been validated by the Local Health Department.