Is there a smoking ban in effect in North Carolina?

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by Roma

Hello guys,

I just thought of something I should of asked before. Is there a smoking ban in North Carolina, in the restaurants and public buildings?

I know this is an old thread but things have changed since.
The answer is "yes". There is a statewide ban on smoking in all public places except cigar bars that pass some sort of strict revenue metric. The ban also includes some covered outdoor spaces as well. Country clubs and other private clubs that are run by their membership are exempt but anything open to public including "so called" private nightclubs are non smoking.

[Asheville Native]

Originally Posted by southernlady5464

All I know is NC will be one of the last due to it's economy. It will get there but it's gonna take longer than the rest. Liz

Except you are wrong, Smoking was banned in restaurants and bars effective 1/1/10.

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by Asheville Native

Except you are wrong, Smoking was banned in restaurants and bars effective 1/1/10.

I was fed a similar line by a waitress at "The Rockford" in Raleigh a few years ago. She said something like "NC will NEVER ban smoking in restaurants". Frankly, she was pretty smug about it while a large number of people waited for a non smoking table while some smoking ones sat empty. She doesn't work there anymore.