Public Health Services
Tobacco Use Licensing and Reduction
Programs
Michigan Goes Smoke-Free on May 1, 2010
Michigan's smoke-free air law was passed
by the Michigan legislature and signed by
the Governor in December 2009. The law
requires all businesses, including
restaurants and bars to be smoke-free
effective May 1, 2010. Smoking is also
banned in enclosed areas of hotels, motels,
and inns. For more information you can view
the Michigan Department of Community
Health's Smoke-Free legislation site by
clicking here.
To view the Michigan Smoke-Free
Frequently Asked Questions document (PDF),
you can
click here.
SMART (Smoke-Free Multi-Agency Resource Team) Coalition
Funding for the SMART Program is provided by the Michigan Department of
Community Health and the GCHD to reduce tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke in Genesee County. Services include:
policy and advocacy projects, public awareness and media campaigns, training and education programs for a variety of audiences,
stop smoking referrals and information, as well as information dissemination.
Designated Youth Tobacco Representative
Funding for Designated Youth Tobacco
Representative is provided by Genesee County
Community Mental Health. State and federal funds are used to coordinate youth tobacco initiatives in Genesee County. Services provided include:
presenting anti-tobacco messages to youth organizations in a variety of settings (schools, churches, community groups),
enforcing local and state youth tobacco access policies, as well as subcontracting with a youth prevention agency to perform
compliance checks.
Tobacco Licensing and Enforcement
Local funding is used to enforce county licensing and clean indoor air laws. The laws include:
- Any establishment selling tobacco products in Genesee County must have a license for retail sale of tobacco;
- Smoking is prohibited in enclosed places including restrooms, stairwells, common areas and public and private worksites.
Services provided: follow-up on complaints of stores selling tobacco to minors (under age 18), follow-up on complaints in
violation of local clean air laws, presentations on laws and tobacco-related policies to a variety of audiences, assistance in
tobacco-free policy development, ongoing compliance checks, retailer education and assistance.
Tobacco Regulations
Genesee County Regulations for License for Retail Sale of Tobacco
and to Prohibit Sale of Tobacco to Minors (PDF Version)
Genesee County Regulation to Prohibit Smoking in Enclosed Places (PDF version)
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