I. General Statement of Policy

The purpose of this policy is to establish a smoke-free environment for employees and the public as they transact business with or receive services from the State. This policy facilitates compliance with Iowa’s Smokefree Air Act and administrative rules governing the use of tobacco-related products. The Iowa Smokefree Air Act was enacted in Iowa Code chapter 142D to improve the health of Iowans by reducing the level of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Administrative rules related to this policy can be found at 641 IAC 153 and 11 IAC 100.3.

For purposes of this policy, “smoking” includes, but is not limited to, burning or vaporizing tobacco or other products in a cigarette, cigar, pipe, electronic cigarette, or any noncombustible product, which may or may not contain nicotine, that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be used to produce vapor from a solution or other substance.

For purposes of this policy, tobacco includes any type of tobacco product including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, electronic cigarettes, pipes, bidis, hookahs, smokeless chewing tobacco, and/or snuff.