Monograph 3 Major Local Tobacco Control Ordinances in the United States

  1. Behavioral Research Program
  2. Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB)
  3. Tobacco Control Monograph Series
  4. Monograph 3
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Examines trends in the passage of local ordinances in two major policy areas: limiting smoking to protect nonsmokers and reducing youth access to tobacco. An appendix includes model ordinances that can be used by community policymakers.

Suggested Citation

National Cancer Institute. Major Local Tobacco Control Ordinances in the United States. Tobacco Control Monograph No. 3. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. NIH Pub. No. 93-3532, May 1993.

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Chapters and key topics covered within each chapter are listed below. Chapters generally include an introductory section, details on methodology, a chapter summary, research needs, and a reference list.

  • Foreword (PDF, 227 KB)
  • Acknowledgments (PDF, 96 KB)
  • Introduction (PDF, 221 KB)
  • Background (PDF, 909 KB)
  • Contents (PDF, 67 KB)
  • Chart I. Smoking Ordinances: (PDF, 1.4 MB)
    • Summary of Provisions
  • Chart II. Smoking Ordinances: (PDF, 1.4 MB)
    • Workplace Provisions
  • Chart III. Smoking Ordinances: (PDF, 1.5 MB)
    • Other Provisions
  • Chart IV. Access to Minors: (PDF, 482 KB)
    • Vending Machine Ordinances
  • Chart V. Access to Minors: Tobacco (PDF, 196 KB)
    • Sampling and Licensing Ordinances
  • Appendix A. Summary of Local Ordinances, by State (PDF, 145 KB)
    • Table 1. Local smoking ordinances, total number by state
    • Table 2. Local ordinances restricting your access to tobacco, total number, by state
  • Appendix B. State Tobacco Control Laws (PDF, 280 KB)
    • Table 1. State laws restricting smoking in public places
    • Table 2. Age restrictions for sale of tobacco products
    • Table 3. Restrictions on tobacco sales through vending machines, by State
    • Table 4. Restrictions on distribution of tobacco product samples, by State
  • Appendix C. Model Local Ordinances (PDF, 933 KB)
    • Model Ordinance Eliminating Smoking in Workplaces and Enclosed Public Places (100 percent Smokefree Ordinance)
    • Model Smoking Ordinance (Partial Ban)
    • Model Tobacco Vending Machine Ordinance
    • Model Tobacco Free Sampling Ordinance
    • Model Sale of Tobacco to Minors Ordinance
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September 24, 2020