District of Columbia Statutes
§ 7-1709 — Tobacco smoking education and smoking cessation programs.
District of Columbia § 7-1709
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 7Human Health Care and Safety.
Ch. 17Restrictions on Tobacco Smoking.
Subch. IGeneral.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 7-1709 (2026).
Text
The Mayor shall establish, in conjunction with the District of Columbia Commissioner of Public Health or any other agencies or departments of the District, a program to educate the general public on the issue of smoking and involuntary smoking, the health risks involved, and the requirements of this subchapter, explaining what the subchapter does and why it is important. The Mayor shall establish a smoking cessation program that provides free counseling, information, and whatever other assistance is deemed necessary by the District of Columbia Commissioner of Public Health for the purpose of assisting, upon request, persons residing in the District of Columbia to stop smoking tobacco products.
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Legislative History
Sept. 28, 1979, D.C. Law 3-22, § 11; as added Mar. 29, 1988, D.C. Law 7-100, § 2(i), 35 DCR 1182
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