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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-12A-8. “No Smoking” signs; ashtrays prohibited in nonsmoking areas.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-12A-8. “No Smoking” signs; ashtrays prohibited in nonsmoking areas.

(a) “No Smoking” signs or the international “No Smoking” symbol consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a red bar across it may be clearly and conspicuously posted by the owner, operator, manager, or other person in control in every public place and place of employment where smoking is prohibited by this chapter.

(b) All ashtrays shall be removed from any area where smoking is prohibited by this chapter by the owner, operator, manager, or other person in control of the area, unless such ashtray is permanently affixed to an existing structure.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-12A-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, “chapter” was substituted for “article” at the end of subsection (a).