“Public place” means any enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted or generally that is open to the public regardless of whether such building is owned in whole or in part by a private person or entities or by the City of Great Falls or other public entity, and regardless whether a fee is charged for admission to the place. (Ord. 2956, 2006; Ord. 2763, 1999)
The Montana “Smoking in Public Places” statute (MCA 50-40) requires all public places to be smoke-free. It does not specify the distance designated smoking areas should be from a public place. This section is meant to augment state law by prohibiting smoking within presumptively reasonable minimum distance of twenty feet from entrances, exits, windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited so as to ensure that tobacco smoke does not enter the area through entrances, exits, open windows or other means. (Ord. 2956, 2006; Ord. 2753, 1999)