SMOKE-FREE RESTAURANTS

Smoke-Free Macomb Dining

Macomb County has over 100 smoke-free restaurants. Click on the above link to find a smoke-free restaurant near you.

Michigan Citizens for Smoke Free Air maintains a database of more than 3,500 smoke-free dining establishments in Michigan by city. They can be contacted at:

Michigan Citizens for Smoke Free Air
P.O. Box 69042
Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069
TEL/FAX: (248) 547-2600

Restaurant Information

• Smoke-filled rooms, such as restaurant dining rooms, can have six times the air pollution as a busy highway.

• Having separate smoking and non-smoking sections does not eliminate the exposure to secondhand smoke.

• In cities that have passed smoke-free restaurant ordinances, business has not been hurt. In many cases, it has resulted in more business. Remember, three-fourths of adults in America do not smoke.

SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS:

NON-SMOKING SEATING AREA

• At least 50% of seats must be designated and posted smoke-free in a restaurant with 50 seats or more

• At least 25% of seats must be designated and posted smoke-free in a restaurant with fewer than 50 seats

• The tables must be in close proximity and may not discriminate against nonsmokers

Seating:
Includes all seating except bar stools or chairs at the bar

Smoking is specifically prohibited in:
Bathrooms, coatrooms and entrances

Signage:
Section, table or area signs are required

COMPLAINTS

Complaints may be telephoned or written and submitted to:

Macomb County Health Department
Environmental Health Division
43525 Elizabeth Road
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
TEL: (586) 469-5236
EMAIL: Sherry.Labelle@macombcountymi.gov

EXCEPTIONS

• A private facility that is serviced by a catering kitchen or a separate room in a food service establishment that is used for private banquets

• A food service establishment that is owned and operated by a fraternal organization if service is limited to members of the fraternal organization and their guests