Regulations of the State Council Municipality on the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places.

Article 1 In order to protect human health, protect the public environment and reduce the harm of smoking, these Provisions are formulated in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and combined with the actual situation of this Municipality.

Article 2 Smoking is prohibited in the following public places:

(a) theaters, dance halls, concert halls, video halls, entertainment halls (rooms);

(two) conference hall (room), auditorium;

(3) Indoor activities such as libraries, archives, science and technology management, museums, exhibition halls and cultural centers;

(4) nurseries and kindergartens;

(five) classrooms, dormitories and activity rooms in primary and secondary schools, as well as indoor teaching and activity places in other schools;

(6) Business (transaction) halls of shops, bookstores, post and telecommunications industries and financial industries;

(seven) the registration area, waiting area, diagnosis and treatment area and ward area of medical institutions;

(eight) elevators and public transport, bus stations, port passenger stations waiting hall, ticket office;

(nine) other public places as determined by the Municipal People's government.

Management units in public places where smoking is prohibited may set up smoking rooms (districts).

Article 3 The municipal public health administrative department is the department in charge of banning smoking in public places within its administrative area, and is responsible for the organization, implementation, supervision and inspection of these Provisions. Propaganda, education, culture, news and other departments should carry out publicity and education on smoking is harmful to health and smoking is prohibited in public places.

Article 4 State organs, public organizations, enterprises and institutions may designate smoking-forbidden places outside these provisions within their own units. Encourage the creation of advanced smoke-free units.

Article 5 The administrative units in public places where smoking is prohibited shall perform the following duties:

(a) to formulate the system and measures for prohibiting smoking in this unit;

(two) set up a unified no-smoking sign in public places where smoking is prohibited;

(3) Smoking equipment and signs with tobacco advertisements shall not be installed in public places where smoking is prohibited. Management units in public places where smoking is prohibited shall be equipped with inspectors.

Article 6 In public places where smoking is prohibited, citizens have the right to ask smokers to stop smoking. Have the right to require the management unit of public places where smoking is prohibited to perform the duties of these provisions; Have the right to report illegal acts to the administrative department of health.

Article 7 Inspectors shall stop smokers in public places where smoking is prohibited, and may impose a fine of 10 yuan. When making a decision on administrative punishment for smokers, the inspectors shall show the law enforcement identity documents uniformly printed by the Municipal People's Government to the parties, fill in the written decision on administrative punishment in a predetermined format and number, and deliver it to the parties on the spot.

Article 8 Where the administrative unit in public places where smoking is prohibited violates the provisions of Article 6 of these Provisions, the administrative department of health shall give a warning and order it to make corrections within a time limit. If no correction is made within the time limit, a fine of not less than 3,000 yuan shall be imposed on 500 yuan. The administrative department of health shall punish the administrative units in public places where smoking is prohibited, and shall implement it in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state administrative punishment.

Article 9 The fine income shall be turned over to the finance in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state administrative punishment.

Article 10 If a party refuses to accept the administrative punishment decision made by the health administrative department, he may apply for reconsideration or bring a lawsuit in accordance with the Regulations on Administrative Reconsideration and the Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China. If a party fails to apply for administrative reconsideration, bring a lawsuit or perform the decision on administrative punishment within the time limit, the organ that made the decision on punishment may apply to the people's court for compulsory execution.

Article 11 Whoever refuses or obstructs inspectors from performing their official duties according to law and violates the regulations on public security administration shall be punished by the public security organ in accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Penalties for Public Security; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

Twelfth inspectors should strictly perform their duties, management according to law, dereliction of duty, abuse of power, corruption, given administrative sanctions; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. Thirteenth towns and sub-district offices can be implemented with reference to these regulations. Article 14 These Provisions shall come into force as of June 1 day, 2004.