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Environmental Health, Indoor Air Unit PO Box 64975 St. Paul, MN 55164 -0975 651- 201 -4601 Electronic cigarettes and the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act Background The Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA) is a state law that describes where smoking is prohibited, outlines the responsibilities of employers, managers, and other persons in charge and lists exemptions that affect their workplaces and facilities. • Buildings owned or operated by the state of Minnesota • Buildings owned or operated by cities, counties, townships, and other political subdivisions • Facilities owned by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota • Buildings and vehicles owned or operated by In 2014, the Minnesota Legislature amended the public school districts MCIAA to restrict the use of electronic cigarettes in • Facilities licensed by Minnesota Department of certain places and also include use of electronic Human Services cigarettes within the definition of smoking for • Facilities that are licensed by the Minnesota certain types of facilities. Department of Health and also subject to federal For more information on the MCIAA provisions related to tobacco smoking, please see the "Freedom to Breath — General Info" fact sheet. Definition of "smoking" "Smoking" means inhaling or exhaling smoke from a lighted tobacco product or any other lighted plant product intended for inhalation. Carrying a lighted tobacco product or lighted plant product is also considered smoking. In facilities outlined by the legislature (see Affected areas) the definition of smoking includes inhaling and exhaling of vapor from electronic cigarettes or any other electronic delivery device as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 609.685, subdivision 1. Affected areas In the following areas, the use of electronic cigarettes is subject to smoking restrictions and prohibitions: • Licensed day care, including family home daycare during hours of operation Health care facilities and clinics licensing requirements Permitted electronic cigarette use* The law does not prohibit use of electronic cigarettes in the following locations or circumstances: • Bars, restaurants, and private clubs • Private office and industrial workplaces • Private places, such as private homes, residences or automobiles, except home daycare during open hours • Hotels and motels • Retail stores • Private educational facilities • Patients of licensed residential healthcare facilities in designated separate, enclosed areas that meet applicable regulations • Patients in a locked psychiatric unit in a separated well - ventilated area, as approved by the treating physician *Local government ordinances or building policies may be more restrictive than the MCIAA. June 2014