(A) Except as provided in division (B) below and in § 92.54, smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed public places within Howard County including but not limited to, the following places:
(1) Aquariums, galleries, libraries, and museums;
(2) Areas available to the general public in businesses and non-profit entities patronized by the public, including but not limited to, banks, laundromats, professional offices, and retail service establishments;
(3) Bars;
(4) Bingo facilities;
(5) Child care and adult day care facilities;
(6) Convention facilities;
(7) Educational facilities, both public and private;
(8) Elevators;
(9) Gaming facilities;
(10) Health care facilities;
(11) Hotels and motels;
(12) Lobbies, hallways, and other common areas in apartment buildings, condominiums, trailer parks, retirement facilities, nursing homes, and other multiple-unit residential facilities;
(13) Polling places;
(12) Private clubs;
(13) Public events, subject to § 92.53 which permits a designated smoking area located more than eight feet from all public event activities;
(14) Public transportation vehicles, including buses and taxicabs, under the authority of Howard County, and ticket, boarding, and waiting areas of public transportation facilities, including bus, train, and airport facilities;
(15) Restaurants;
(16) Restrooms, lobbies, reception areas, hallways, and other common-use areas;
(17) Retail stores;
(18) Rooms, chambers, places of meeting or public assembly, including school buildings, under the control of an agency, board, commission, committee or council of Howard County to the extent the place is not subject to the jurisdiction of the City of Kokomo, Indiana;
(19) Service lines;
(20) Shopping malls;
(21) Sports arenas, including enclosed places and outdoor arenas;
(22) Theaters and other facilities primarily used for exhibiting motion pictures, stage dramas, lectures, musical recitals, or other similar performances;
(B) This subchapter shall apply to and be effective in all areas of Howard County (including Greentown and Russiaville), except for the corporate limits of the City of Kokomo so long as Kokomo’s Ordinance No. 6445 remains in effect.
(Ord. 2017 BCCO-10, passed 3-6-17)