Charleston follows the Kanawha-Charleston Clean Indoor Air Regulation prohibiting smoking in indoor public places and many outdoor patios, plus state restrictions on smoking near public building entrances.
Smoking in Charleston is regulated by the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department Clean Indoor Air Regulation, which prohibits smoking in indoor public places, restaurants, bars, and many enclosed workplaces. The regulation also restricts smoking near doorways and ventilation intakes of public buildings, and on certain outdoor restaurant patios. State law adds prohibitions on smoking in state buildings and certain outdoor areas. Vape products and e-cigarettes are generally treated like combustible tobacco for indoor air rules. The health department investigates complaints and issues civil penalties, while Charleston police can support enforcement.
Smoking inside a covered public place, on a covered patio, or near a regulated entrance can result in health department civil penalties to both smoker and operator.
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