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Expanded Clean Indoor Air Act of 2003 (CIAA)

Text of the CIAA

Report a CIAA violation

Application for a CIAA waiver

Tompkins County Code

 

Compliance with the new Smokefree Workplace law will be achieved in two ways:
   (1) employer or manager oversight,
   (2) complaints filed by employees or other members of the public.

All complaints will be handled confidentially and may be reported to the Environmental Health Division of the Tompkins County Health Department at 274-6688. Or go to our email form.

blue lineManagement enforcement

  • The owner, manager, operator or another person having control of an indoor area open to the public, food service establishment, bar, or place of employment under this Act will post appropriate signage and will inform or designate an employee to be responsible for informing individuals smoking that they are in violation of the Act.

Employee or public enforcement

  • Enforcement of the Act also will be achieved by a complaint system. Employees and the public may confidentially report violations of the law to their local health departments or district health office. In Tompkins County, call the Environmental Health division at 274-6688.

Non-compliance

  • If a workplace manager or supervisor fails to comply with the Act, an employee or member of the public may contact the Tompkins County Health Department to file a complaint.
  • If an employee, customer or other member of the public refuses to comply with the Act, use common sense. The purpose of the Act is to protect others from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. DO NOT CALL the police unless the violator is threatening physical harm or is belligerent.

How to file a complaint (click here.)

blue line The information on this page was prepared by the NYS Department of Health Tobacco Control Program