Manhattan |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 17. HEALTH AND SANITATION |
Article III. SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES AND PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT |
§ 17-17. Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to:
(1)
Improve and protect the public's health by eliminating smoking in public places of employment;
(2)
Guarantee the right of nonsmokers to breathe smoke-free air; and
(3)
Recognize that the need to breathe smoke-free air shall have priority over the choice to smoke.
(Ord. No. 6737, § 1, 11-4-08)