Smoking bans (Ajax)

This is a list of smoking bans in Ajax. Smoking bans and laws against tobacco smoking vary from country to country. Legislation may also restrict the carrying or possessing of any lit tobacco product. Often, smoking bans have been enacted in recent years as the health effects of tobacco have been researched more thoroughly.

Smoking bans in Ajax by country

  Smoking is entirely prohibited
  Comprehensive smoke-free law covering all public indoor areas, with specific exceptions
  National smoke-free law for public areas except entertainment and restaurants, some localities have comprehensive indoor restrictions
  National smoke-free law for public areas except entertainment and restaurants, or weak enforcement in indoor entertainment areas
  No national smoke-free law, some localities have more comprehensive indoor restrictions
  Patchy or incomplete protection, low enforcement
  No known smoke-free regulations, or no data

Nation	Status	Details
Ghant	There is a comprehensive smoke-free law covering all public indoor areas, with specific exceptions	Ghant passed a comprehensive indoor smoking ban in 1970, labeling smoke as a form of "pollution". The ban was passed into law on 14 June 1970 and came into effect on 1 January 1972. Since 1972, tobacco products must be sold in plain packaging with a health warning displayed (apart from a small panel for the company logo). Bans on the advertising of tobacco products were introduced in 1990.
Latium	Comprehensive smoke-free law covering all public indoor areas, with specific exceptions	A national smoke-free law was first attempted in the 1980s; however, the law only introduced restrictions towards the advertising of tobacco products. A more comprehensive ban was passed in 2002, mandating a complete ban in all enclosed, indoor workplaces, as well as the outdoor patios of bars and restaurants, with the only exceptions being, private homes, vehicles, and licensed "smoke lounges." The 2002 law also introduced laws regarding larger health warnings on packaging. The 2002 law also allows for county and city governments to institute further bans as required.
Lyncanestria	No national smoke-free law, some localities have more comprehensive indoor restrictions	Federal government buildings and entities are subject to rules established by the Department of the Interior, which has banned smoking on government premises since 1997. However, Lyncanestria has not passed any federal legislation restricting smoking, but most states have passed some sort of smoking ban in public or indoor areas. Many provinces, cantons and municipalities have also passed ordinances restricting smoking.
Sydalon	National smoke-free law for public areas except entertainment and restaurants, or weak enforcement in indoor entertainment areas	A national smoke-free law was introduced in 2012 and applies to public places except for restaurants, bars, music venues and work places. Under the 2012 Royal Order, local municipalities are enabled to make further restrictions. The strictest restrictions are found in Petra, where local government has outlawed sale of tobacco products. A nation-wide smoke free law has been topic of the most recent High Court session, though as of yet there have been no further restrictions introduced.
Tyreseia	National smoke-free law for public areas except entertainment and restaurants, some localities have comprehensive indoor restrictions	The 1980s saw patchwork legislation passed by communes and municipalities following intensive campaigns to ban smoking in all places except the home, eventually culminating in an effective nationwide ban on smoking tobacco and other substances in public outdoor spaces and government buildings by 1989. Attempts of bans on smoking in places of business like restaurants, hookah parlors, and entertainment venues failed due to the immense popularity that smoking tobacco and cannabis has enjoyed for decades. Some municipalities have instituted harsher bans on smoking in indoor business spaces in recent years, though others have not, likely due to the dramatic downward trend in smoking habits since the 1990s. Tobacco and cannabis products display applicable health warnings. Advertising of drugs and similar substances is under strict regulation, as advertising drugs to minors has been made illegal since 1995. Tobacco companies are required by law to donate a percentage of their annual income pre-employee distribution to anti-drug nonprofit organizations, a law that remains controversial in Tyreseia to this day.
Vannois	National smoke-free law for public areas except entertainment and restaurants, or weak enforcement in indoor entertainment areas	Though certain smoking bans were enacted through the early 2000s, they have not been wholly enforced in subsequent years. Though the government officially encourages the avoidance of smoking, and doing so in prohibited areas can result in hefty fines, it goes otherwise unchecked. Tobacco products are sold in plain packaging with a health warning displayed and a small area on the front or rear for a company logo since various laws came into effect in early 2005.
Yisrael	No national smoke-free law, some localities have more comprehensive indoor restrictions	Smoking has been extremely popular in Yisrael for decades, though health and scientific studies as early as the 1960s showed numerous health deficiencies. In the 1980s, the Chief Rabbinate of Yisrael pushed for a national smoking ban but it failed to pass the Royal Knesset twice - once in 1983 and again in 1989. In response, numerous localities and rural areas started banning indoor smoking between 1984 and 2006. By the late '00s, momentum built to reintroduce a national smoking ban but a unprecedented alliance of Chiloni- and Dati-aligned groups and parties joined together to defeat it. In response, bipartisan mayoral administrations and city council majorities in Dervaylik, Ashkelon, Rishon LeZion, Netanya, and Rehovos all passed comprehensive indoor smoking bans between 2009 and 2018.