About the Tobacco-Free State Properties Policy
What is happening?
On Jan. 1, 2013, the State of Oregon will begin phased implementation of a tobacco-free state property policy. The tobacco‐free state campus policy will prohibit use of all tobacco products at all times on State of Oregon property. The policy will be phased in, with campuses of facilities wholly owned or operated by the State of Oregon being first to implement on Jan. 1. Shared properties and campuses will go tobacco free on July 1, 2013, while Department of Corrections and Oregon Youth Authority properties and campuses will be tobacco free no later than Dec. 31, 2014. Agency heads are charged with developing a plan for taking state parks and lands tobacco free.
I thought smoking already was prohibited. How will the new tobacco-free state campus policy be different?
Smoking is prohibited inside all State of Oregon facilities in accordance with Oregon’s Smoke-free Workplace Law that went into effect in January 2002. This policy differs from the Smoke-free Workplace Law in two significant ways. First, the new State of Oregon policy prohibits use of all tobacco, not just cigarettes, including cigars, pipes, chew, snuff, electronic cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Second, it prohibits use of tobacco products on the grounds or campuses of state locations.
Who do the policies apply to?
The policy applies to anyone on State of Oregon property, including employees, clients, vendors, volunteers and visitors.
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