POLICY RE A1919 PROHIBITIONS OF SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE ON COUNTY PROPERTY (2).DOC

MARICOPA COUNTY INTERNAL POLICY
Policy Number: A1919
Policy Title:
PROHIBITIONS OF SMOKING AND Current Adoption 5-20-2015
Date:
TOBACCO USE ON COUNTY PROPERTY Current
3-16-2016
Implementation Date:
Board Agenda
Approved by: Number:
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Original Adoption
06/93
Date:
I. PURPOSE
To comply with the 2006 Smoke-Free Arizona Act (A.R.S. §36-601.01), to create a smoke free
environment and to limit the use of Tobacco Products on Maricopa County premises.
II. APPLICATION
This policy applies to County employees, volunteers, contractors, clients and visitors while utilizing
County buildings and adjacent areas, excluding County park lands.
Appointing Authorities are responsible for enforcing this policy and associated rules and regulations.
III. DEFINITIONS
A. Adjacent Areas: County property surrounding County-owned buildings such as breezeways,
courtyards, parking garages, parking lots and walkways. This may include areas further than 20 feet
away from entrances, open windows or ventilation systems.
B. Appointing Authority: An elected official, the single administrative or executive head of a
department/Special District or the designated representative authorized to act in this capacity.
C. Electronic Cigarette: Any device that simulates Smoking by vaporizing a substance that may or
may not contain nicotine.
D. Smoking: Carrying or possessing any lighted Tobacco Product or other plant based or synthetic
substance. This includes cigars, cigarettes, pipes and Electronic Cigarettes.
E. Tobacco Product: Any product made or derived from tobacco that is intended for human
consumption, including any component, part or derivative of a tobacco product, this includes cigars,
cigarettes, pipe tobacco and smokeless tobacco.
IV. POLICY
A. Maricopa County prohibits Smoking and the use of Tobacco Products in buildings and Adjacent
Areas owned or leased by the County.
1. Certain areas may be exempt on the basis of work necessity or personnel safety and will be
determined by a review committee representative of County departments appointed by the
County Manager or designee.
2. Exempt areas may be denoted with appropriate signage.

Policy Title: Policy Number: A1919
PROHIBITIONS OF SMOKING AND
Current Adoption
TOBACCO USE ON COUNTY PROPERTY Date: 5-6-2015
B. For the purpose of this policy, the use of Electronic Cigarettes will be treated the same as Smoking.
C. The Arizona Department of Health Services prohibits smoking within a distance "of at least 20 feet in
all directions measured from each outer edge of an entrance, an open window or a ventilation
system" of a public place of employment (A.R.S.§36-601.01, R9-2-102(B)).
D. “No-Smoking” signs shall be posted at general public and employee only entrances indicating that
buildings are smoke-free.
E. Employees are required to discard Tobacco Product remnants (e.g. ashes, cigarette butts) in
appropriate receptacles.
F. In accordance with the 2006 Smoke-Free Arizona Act, and County Policy A2310, Use of County and
Private Vehicles and Equipment, Smoking is prohibited in all County vehicles and equipment and in
any private vehicle used on County business if more than one person is in the vehicle.
G. Employees are expected to abide by this policy. Violations of this policy may lead to disciplinary
action up to and including dismissal.
Revision History
Version Revision Date Description of Revision
1 June 1993 Initial version
This policy was revised to include language required
under the 2006 Smoke-Free Arizona Act, to prohibit
the use of electronic cigarettes inside County
20 May 2015
2 buildings, and to prohibit smoking and all forms of
tobacco use on County property with the exception of
designated areas (including County park land).