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§ 7-741.03Title 7

Exemptions.

The following places shall be exempt from the provisions of this subchapter: A retail store that is used primarily for the sale of tobacco products and accessories in which the total annual revenue generated by the sale of non-tobacco products or accessories is no greater than 25% of the total revenue of the establishment; provided, that it does not share space with any other establishment; A tobacco bar; An outdoor area of a restaurant, tavern, club, brew pub, or nightclub; A hotel room or motel room rented to one or more guests; A medical treatment, research, or nonprofit institution where the activity of smoking is conducted for the purpose of medical research or is an integral part of a smoking cessation program; and Theatrical productions. A hotel licensed under § 25-113 shall be exempt from the provisions of this part once a year for one day for the purposes of hosting a special event which permits cigar smoking; provided, that the hotel shall: Notify the Department of Health in writing in advance of the event; Pay a fee of $2,500 to be remitted to the Regulatory Enforcement Fund as established under § 7-732 [repealed]; and Permit employees to opt out of working the special event with no penalty.

Annotations

Oct. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 14-28, § 4917
as added Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-90, § 2(b), 53 DCR 1087
Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 5102, 58 DCR 6226
Short title: Section 5101 of D.C. Law 19-21 provided that subtitle K of title V of the act may be cited as “Special Events Exemption Amendment Act of 2011”.
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3 of Revised Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Support Technical Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 19-157, October 4, 2011, 58 DCR 8688).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 5042 of Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 19-93, June 29, 2011, 58 DCR 5599).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of Special Event Exemption Emergency Amendment Act of 2010 (D.C. Act 18-326, March 9, 2010, 57 DCR 2200).
Section 15(b) of D.C. Law 19-53 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
“(5) Have been the recipient of a similar exemption between January 1, 2008, and October 1, 2011.”.
“(4) Permit employees to opt out of working the special event with no penalty; and
“(3) Pay a fee of $250 to be remitted to the Regulatory Enforcement Fund as established under section 4903;
“(2) Have a ballroom or special-event-catering space with an occupancy of 500 or more persons;
“(1) Notify the Department of Health in writing in advance of the event;
“(b) A hotel licensed under D.C. Official Code § 25-113 shall be exempt from the provisions of this part once a year for one day for the purposes of hosting a special event that permits cigar smoking; provided, that the hotel shall:
Section 3 of D.C. Law 19-53 rewrote subsec. (b) to read as follows:
Section 4(b) of D.C. Law 18-167 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
“(4) Pays a fee of $250 to be remitted to the Department of Health Regulatory Enforcement Fund established under section 4903.”.
“(3) Permits employees to opt out of working the special event with no penalty; and
“(2) Has a ballroom or special event catering space with an occupancy of 500 or more persons;
“(1) Notifies the Department of Health in writing in advance of the special event;
“(b) A hotel licensed under D.C. Official Code § 25-113(e) shall be exempt from the provisions of this part once a year for one day for the purposes of hosting a special event which permits cigar smoking; provided, that the hotel:
Section 2 of D.C. Law 18-167 designated the existing text as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b) to read as follows:
D.C. Law 19-21 designated the existing text as subsec. (a); and added subsec. (b).
2001 Ed., § 7-743.
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