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"Local actions by communities has been proven to be effective in enforcing youth access legislation and reducing tobacco use among young persons. However, the tobacco industry has been equally successful in weakening local control and community involvement through state laws containing preemption provisions."
UnknownCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, November 3, 1995
New Hampshire
New Hampshire restaurants and bars are smokefree
All New Hampshire restaurants and bars are 100% smokefree as of September 17, 2007. This law was an important step forwards to protect many New Hampshire workers who remain exposed to secondhand smoke on the job. Unfortunately, the law did not address the existing smokefree regulations for non-hospitality workplaces, which can permit enclosed smoking areas, and the bill did not restore local control. Read more about New Hampshire's 100% smokefree law.
For information, call (603) 271-6891 or visit the Tobacco
Prevention and Control Program.
To report a violation, call (800) 852-3345 x 8949 or fill
out an online form.
New Hampshire preempts local governments from enacting smokefree regulations. In 2003, the New Hampshire Supreme Court determined that the state indoor smoking law constitutes a comprehensive and detailed statutory scheme that has no statutory provision permitting additional municipal regulation of smoking in restaurants. Read more about current tobacco-related legislation in New Hampshire.
Current tobacco-related statistics are available from the Centers for Disease Control's Tobacco Control State Highlights, 2007.
New Hampshire's 2010 Legislative Session: January 3 - June 30
Legislative SummariesArchives
- 1/11/2010HB1186—(parks)—An Act prohibiting smoking within certain areas of New Hampshire state parks and historic sites—Session Adjourned
- 1/11/2010HB1194—(beaches)—An Act prohibiting smoking on beaches at state parks—Session Adjourned
- 1/11/2010HB1475—(workplaces and public places)—An Act relative to indoor smoking—Session Adjourned
- 1/11/2010HB1541—(e-cigarettes at educational facilities)—An Act prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes to minors—Signed by Governor
Action AlertsArchives
- 8/13/2010Preemption Watch Bill Tracking Summary
- 5/19/2010What's happening in the U.S. Territories and Commonwealths?
News SummariesArchives
- 2/5/2010State Preemption of Local Smoke-Free Laws in Government Work Sites, Private Work Sites, and Restaurants United States, 2005-2009
- 12/6/2009Lawmakers considering smoking ban at NH beaches
- 5/26/2009Smoke and mirrors behind cigar bar bill
- 3/12/2009Smoking bill fails in House
- 9/17/2008NH Smoking Ban: One Year Later
- 8/27/2008EDITORIAL: Banning smoke
- 4/25/2008Senate won't give cigar bars a break
- 3/5/2008N.H. House votes to exempt cigar bars from smoking ban
- 1/11/2008Smoking ban going smoothly, but state efforts not faring well
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