§ 7.1-5-12-5 — Exceptions to smoking ban; signage; areas where smoking is prohibited in exempted premises; verified statement

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) and
subject to section 13 of this chapter, smoking may be allowed in the
following:
(1) A horse racing facility operated under a permit under IC 4-31-5 and any other permanent structure on land owned or leased
by the owner of the facility that is adjacent to the facility.
(2) A riverboat (as defined in IC 4-33-2-17) and any other
permanent structure that is:
(A) owned or leased by the owner of the riverboat; and
(B) located on land that is adjacent to:
(i) the dock to which the riverboat is moored; or
(ii) the land on which the riverboat is situated in the case of
a riverboat described in IC 4-33-2-17(2).
(3) A facility that operates under a gambling game license under
IC 4-35-5 and any other permanent structure on land owned or
leased by the owner of the facility that is adjacent to the facility.
(4) A satellite facility licensed under IC 4-31-5.5.
(5) An establishment owned or leased by a business that meets the
following requirements:
(A) The business was in business and permitted smoking on
December 31, 2012.
(B) The business prohibits entry by an individual who is less
than twenty-one (21) years of age.
(C) The owner or operator of the business holds a beer, liquor,
or wine retailer's permit.
(D) The business limits smoking in the establishment to
smoking with a waterpipe or hookah device.
(E) During the preceding calendar year, at least ten percent
(10%) of the business's annual gross income was from the sale
of loose tobacco for use in a waterpipe or hookah device.
(F) The person in charge of the business posts in the
establishment conspicuous signs that display the message that
cigarette smoking is prohibited.
(6) An establishment owned or leased by a business that meets the
following requirements:
(A) The business prohibits entry by an individual who is less
than twenty-one (21) years of age.
(B) The owner or operator of the business holds a beer, liquor,
or wine retailer's permit.
(C) The business limits smoking in the establishment to cigar
smoking.
(D) During the preceding calendar year, at least ten percent
(10%) of the business's annual gross income was from the sale
of cigars and the rental of onsite humidors.
(E) The person in charge of the business posts in the
establishment conspicuous signs that display the message that
cigarette smoking is prohibited.
(7) A premises owned or leased by and regularly used for the
activities of a business that meets all of the following:
(A) The business is exempt from federal income taxation under
26 U.S.C. 501(c).
(B) The business:
(i) meets the requirements to be considered a club under IC 7.1-3-20-1; or
(ii) is a fraternal club (as defined in IC 7.1-3-20-7).
(C) The business provides food or alcoholic beverages only to
its bona fide members and their guests.
(D) The business:
(i) provides a separate, enclosed, designated smoking room
or area that is adequately ventilated to prevent migration of
smoke to nonsmoking areas of the premises;
(ii) allows smoking only in the room or area described in item
(i);
(iii) does not allow an individual who is less than twenty-one
(21) years of age to enter into the room or area described in
item (i); and
(iv) allows a guest in the smoking room or area described in
item (i) only when accompanied by a bona fide member of
the business.
(8) A retail tobacco store used primarily for the sale of tobacco
products and tobacco accessories that meets the following
requirements:
(A) The owner or operator of the store holds a valid tobacco
sales certificate issued under IC 7.1-3-18.5.
(B) The store prohibits entry by an individual who is less than
twenty-one (21) years of age.
(C) The sale of products other than tobacco products and
tobacco accessories is merely incidental.
(D) The sale of tobacco products accounts for at least
eighty-five percent (85%) of the store's annual gross sales.
(E) Food or beverages are not sold in a manner that requires
consumption on the premises, and there is not an area set aside
for customers to consume food or beverages on the premises.
(9) A bar or tavern:
(A) for which a permittee holds:
(i) a beer retailer's permit under IC 7.1-3-4;
(ii) a liquor retailer's permit under IC 7.1-3-9; or
(iii) a wine retailer's permit under IC 7.1-3-14;
(B) that does not employ an individual who is less than eighteen
(18) years of age;
(C) that does not allow an individual who:
(i) is less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(ii) is not an employee of the bar or tavern;
to enter any area of the bar or tavern; and
(D) that is not located in a business that would otherwise be
subject to this chapter.
(10) A cigar manufacturing facility that does not offer retail sales.
(11) A premises of a cigar specialty store to which all of the
following apply:
(A) The owner or operator of the store holds a valid tobacco
sales certificate issued under IC 7.1-3-18.5.
(B) The sale of tobacco products and tobacco accessories
account for at least fifty percent (50%) of the store's annual
gross sales.
(C) The store has a separate, enclosed, designated smoking
room that is adequately ventilated to prevent migration of
smoke to nonsmoking areas.
(D) Smoking is allowed only in the room described in clause
(C).
(E) Individuals who are less than twenty-one (21) years of age
are prohibited from entering into the room described in clause
(C).
(F) Cigarette smoking is not allowed on the premises of the
store.
(G) The owner or operator of the store posts a conspicuous sign
on the premises of the store that displays the message that
cigarette smoking is prohibited.
(H) The store does not prepare any food or beverage that would
require a certified food protection manager under IC 16-42-5.2.
(12) The premises of a business that is located in the business
owner's private residence (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-90) if the only
employees of the business who work in the residence are the
owner and other individuals who reside in the residence.
(13) That part of a hotel designated as an outside patio or terrace
that contains a bar under IC 7.1-3-20-27, to which all of the
following apply:
(A) The designated smoking area on the outside patio or terrace
is delineated from the rest of the outside patio or terrace by a
barrier that is at least eighteen (18) inches in height.
(B) The designated smoking area is located at least twenty (20)
feet from any entrance to the hotel.
(C) Individuals less than twenty-one (21) years of age are not
allowed in the designated smoking area.
(b) The owner, operator, manager, or official in charge of an
establishment or premises in which smoking is allowed under this
section shall post conspicuous signs in the establishment that read
"WARNING: Smoking Is Allowed In This Establishment" or other
similar language.
(c) This section does not allow smoking in the following enclosed
areas of an establishment or premises described in subsection (a)(1)
through (a)(11):
(1) Any hallway, elevator, or other common area where an
individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age is
permitted.
(2) Any room that is intended for use by an individual who is less
than twenty-one (21) years of age.
(d) The owner, operator, or manager of an establishment or premises
that is listed under subsection (a) and that allows smoking shall provide
a verified statement to the commission that states that the establishment
or premises qualifies for the exemption. The commission may require
the owner, operator, or manager of an establishment or premises to
provide documentation or additional information concerning the
exemption of the establishment or premises.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.141-2012, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.70-2014, SEC.5; P.L.231-2015, SEC.7; P.L.45-2020, SEC.1; P.L.49-2020, SEC.8; P.L.145-2024, SEC.21; P.L.186-2025, SEC.77.