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§ 10-12 Signs.
   (a)   "NO SMOKING" and "NO ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE" signs or "NO SMOKING OR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE" signs indicating that smoking, and using electronic cigarettes, are prohibited shall be conspicuously posted so that they are clearly visible in lobbies and other appropriate locations of buildings and structures where smoking, and using electronic cigarettes, are prohibited by the Act and these rules.
   (b)   "SMOKING PERMITTED" or "ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE PERMITTED" signs or "SMOKING AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE PERMITTED" signs shall be posted outside the entrances to and within [separate smoking rooms and] enclosed rooms for smoking and electronic cigarette use. Such signs shall also be posted within tobacco and electronic cigarette promotion public events, as defined in the Act and these rules. "SMOKING PERMITTED" signs must also be posted within registered tobacco bars and registered membership associations, as defined in the Act and these rules.
   (c)   All signs required to be posted pursuant to the Act shall conform to the following specifications:
      (i)   Lettering and symbols shall be at least one-half (1/2) inch in height and shall be color contrasted so that all information is clear, conspicuous, and easily readable.
      (ii)   The size of lettering or symbols on "SMOKING PERMITTED" and "ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE PERMITTED" and "SMOKING AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE PERMITTED" signs shall not exceed the size of lettering or symbols on "NO SMOKING" and "NO ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE" and "NO SMOKING OR USING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES" signs in the same establishment.
      (iii)   Signs shall be printed on durable material.
      (iv)   Wording and symbols listed below are Department-approved. However, except for the Warning set forth in subparagraph (c)(iv)(D) of this section, other similar wording may be used.
         (A)   No smoking signs:
            (1)   International symbol or
            (2)   "NO SMOKING"
         (B)   Smoking permitted sign, including the warning in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph:
            (1)   "SMOKING PERMITTED IN THIS ROOM" or
            (2)   "SMOKING PERMITTED"
         (C)   No smoking except in enclosed room for smoking sign, to be posted within establishments where smoking is permitted by the Act and these rules: "NO SMOKING EXCEPT IN ENCLOSED ROOM"
         (D)   All "SMOKING PERMITTED" and "SMOKING AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE PERMITTED" signs shall include the following warning: "WARNING: TOBACCO SMOKE CAUSES CANCER, HEART DISEASE, AND LUNG DISEASE, AND CAN HARM YOUR BABY."
         (E)   No electronic cigarette use signs: "NO ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE"
         (F)   Electronic cigarette use permitted sign:
            (1)   "ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE PERMITTED IN THIS ROOM" or
            (2)   "ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE PERMITTED" or
         (G)   No using electronic cigarettes except in enclosed room for electronic cigarette use sign, to be posted within establishments where electronic cigarette use is permitted by the Act and these rules: "NO ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE EXCEPT IN ENCLOSED ROOM"
         (H)   No smoking and electronic cigarette use signs: "NO SMOKING OR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE"
         (I)   Smoking and electronic cigarette use permitted signs, including the warning in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph:
            (1)   "SMOKING AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE PERMITTED IN THIS ROOM" or
            (2)   "SMOKING AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE USE PERMITTED"
         (J)   No smoking and using electronic cigarettes except in enclosed room for smoking and electronic cigarette use sign, to be posted within establishments where smoking and electronic cigarette use is permitted by the Act and these rules: "NO SMOKING OR USING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES EXCEPT IN ENCLOSED ROOM"
   (d)   Signs shall not be required to be posted in areas not regulated by the Act or these rules.