When is a membership association considered open to the public and required to be smoke-free?
Smoking shall be prohibited in an enclosed indoor space of a membership association when:
- The association is located in a municipal-owned building
- The public is invited (e.g. advertisements, signs, invitations) to attend an event (e.g. bingo in a church or private club)
- The enclosed indoor space is occupied by a non-member that is not a guest
- The enclosed indoor space is rented to the public for a fee, tickets are sold, or for any other form of compensation (e.g. a wedding and hires a bartender, wait staff, and/or a disc jockey)
- If a temporary, contract employee, or independent contractor is hired to perform an employed service in the enclosed indoor space (e.g. bartender, caterer, disc jockey)

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1. Can a restaurant or a bar have smoking on an outdoor patio or deck?
2. What if the outdoor space has a ceiling?
3. What if the outdoor space has walls and no ceiling?
4. Are there any additional conditions I need to meet before constructing or renovating an outdoor space for smoking?
5. Is this the only law regarding smoking?
6. When is a membership association considered open to the public and required to be smoke-free?
7. When may smoking be permitted at private clubs or membership associations?
8. Can full members of the membership association smoke while the facility is open to the public?