Smoke-Free Businesses
Frisco offers its visitors and residents a smoke-free community. As of June 1, 2004 smoking is no longer permitted in restaurants, bars, and other indoor public places in Frisco including, but not limited to:
- Billiards and pool halls
- Restrooms, lobbies, hallways, and elevators
- Indoor sports arenas and performance halls
- Grocery and retail stores
- Public meetings and courtrooms
- Hospitals, clinics, and other health-care facilities
- Child and elder-care facilities
- Libraries and schools
- Private residences serving as child care facilities during business hours
Smoking is also no longer permitted in the following:
- Buses, taxicabs, gondolas, and other means of public transit, as well as any partially or fully enclosed structure used by the public to wait for public transit service
Smoking is allowed in the following indoor public places at the discretion of the property owner or manager:
- Guest lodging rooms including hotels, motels, condos, B&B’s, and townhomes
- Retail tobacco stores
- Private clubs not open to the public
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I choose not to ask customers to stop smoking?
Anyone in control of the premises subject to the regulation (owners, managers, operators, etc.) will be held responsible for complying with the ordinance in their establishment.
What if a customer refuses to stop smoking?
Owners and employees are encouraged to use common sense. Only as a last resort if the customer refuses or is belligerent should the police be contacted.
What is the fine for non-compliance?
If common sense does not prevail, penalties for violations shall be assessed as follows: first violation – not to exceed $100; second violation – not to exceed $200; each additional violation – not to exceed $500.
Are all restaurants and bars smoke- free in this ordinance?
Yes, smoking is prohibited in all areas of restaurants and bars that are enclosed and open to the public.
Can you smoke on patios and decks outside of a restaurant or bar?
Yes, smoking is allowed in outdoor areas, unless otherwise prohibited by the establishment owner. In the Town of Dillon, smoking is not allowed within 20 feet of the entrance or main doorway to the establishment.
Can employees smoke in a breakroom or designated smoking office?
Yes, at the discretion of the business owner or manager, employees may smoke in enclosed areas that are not open to the public.
Who must provide the “No Smoking” signage?
The owner, manager, and employer are required to post the signs. Businesses are responsible for obtaining their own signage.
Where should signs be posted? “No Smoking” signs should be posted and maintained in a position clearly visible at every public entrance to areas where smoking is prohibited.