The City of Columbia's new ordinance (NO: 2008-034) creates smoke-free workplaces and will be implemented on October 1st, 2008. Sec. 8-217. Prohibition of smoking in the workplace.

(a) All employers shall provide a smoke free environment for all employees working in any work space or workplace as those terms are defined herein. Further, the employer shall prohibit any persons present in any work space and workplace from smoking tobacco products therein.

(b) No person shall smoke or possess a lighted tobacco product in any work space and workplace.

(Ord. No. 2006-081, § 1, 11-8-06)

View City of Columbia Ordinance (.pdf 1.1MB) Passed in May of 2008 (which amended parts of the ordinance previously passed in November, 2006 to create a comprehensive ordinance)