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Traveling? Know State Smoking Laws

Frustrated by all the places you can't smoke? So are we.

But the no smoking rules just keep coming. It's tough out there if you're a smoker.

Here are current anti-smoking and smoking restriction laws by state.

State Laws Restricting Smoking by Location

State	Government Buildings	Private Workplaces	Schools	Child Care Facilities	Health Care Facilities	Restaurants	Bars
Alabama	R	R	R	R	R	N	N
Alaska	R	R	P	P	M	R	N
Arizona	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Arkansas	P	M	P	P	P	M	R
California	P	V	M	P	V	V	V
Colorado	P	M	P	P	P	P	P
Connecticut	P	R	P	R	P	P	P
Delaware	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
District of Columbia	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Florida	P	P	P	P	P	P	R
Georgia	P	R	P	P	P	R	R
Hawaii	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Idaho	P	R	P	P	P	P	N
Illinois	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Indiana	R	N	R	R	R	N	N
Iowa	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Kansas	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Kentucky	R	N	R	N	N	N	N
Louisiana	P	P	P	P	P	P	N
Maine	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Maryland	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Massachusetts	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Michigan	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Minnesota	M	M	P	P	P	P	P
Mississippi	M	N	M	N	N	N	N
Missouri	R	N	M	P	R	R	N
Montana	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Nebraska	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Nevada	P	P	P	P	P	M	N
New Hampshire	R	R	M	P	R	P	P
New Jersey	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
New Mexico	P	M	P	P	P	P	P
New York	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
North Carolina	R	N	M	M	R	P	P
North Dakota	P	P	P	P	P	R	N
Ohio	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Oklahoma	V	R	P	P	P	V	N
Oregon	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Pennsylvania	P	P	P	P	P	V	R
Rhode Island	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
South Carolina	R	N	R	P	R	N	N
South Dakota	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Tennessee	P	M	P	P	P	M	R
Texas	R	N	R	P	R	N	N
Utah	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Vermont	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Virginia	R	N	M	M	R	R	R
Washington	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
West Virginia	R	N	M	R	N	N	N
Wisconsin	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Wyoming	R	N	N	N	N	N	N

R=Restriction required
N=No law, policy or restriction
P=Smoking prohibited
M=Smoking mostly restricted
V=Enclosed, separately ventilated areas required, or smoking is banned entirely.