as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to smoking; requiring a landlord to prevent 1.3 smoke from a residential rental unit from entering the 1.4 rental apartment building's common areas; amending 1.5 Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.416. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.416, is 1.8 amended to read: 1.9 144.416 [RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROPRIETORS.] 1.10 The proprietor or other person in charge of a public place 1.11 shall make reasonable efforts to prevent smoking or smoke in the 1.12 public place by 1.13 (a) posting appropriate signs; 1.14 (b) arranging seating to provide a smoke-free area; 1.15 (c) asking smokers to refrain from smoking upon request of 1.16 a client or employee suffering discomfort from the smoke; or 1.17 (d) providing air purifiers to units in a rental apartment 1.18 building in which there is smoking, or otherwise ensuring that 1.19 smoke from a unit will not enter the common areas of the 1.20 building; or 1.21 (e) any other means which may be appropriate.