No Smoking Signs: Alaska's Smokefree Workplace Law

Sign Requirements

Beginning Monday, October 1, 2018, smoking and vaping is not allowed in enclosed public places and places of employment. “Place of employment” means work areas, private offices, hotel and motel rooms, employee lounges, restrooms, conference rooms, classrooms, cafeterias, hallways, vehicles, and other employee work areas that are under the control of an employer.

No-smoking signs must be posted, indoor ashtrays and other smoking accessories will disappear, and customers and employees who have been allowed to smoke inside will be asked to take it outside. Signs must be visible from the outside of each entrance.

Law Requirements

AS 18.35.306: A person who is in charge of a place or vehicle where smoking is prohibited is required to display a sign that:

1. Reads “Smoking Prohibited by Law – Fine $50”,
2. Includes the international symbol for no smoking, or
3. Includes the words “No Puffin” with an image of a puffin holding a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle crossed with a red bar.

Buildings where smoking is prohibited within a specific distance from the entrance must have a sign, visible from each entrance that reads: “Smoking within (number of feet) Feet of Entrance Prohibited by Law – Fine $50”

Order signs

Businesses can order hard copy signs free of charge. Requested signs are mailed out within 1-2 business days from date of request.

To place an order or ask us about the correct sign(s) for your business, please

• call 1-855-877-6100
• email tobacco@alaska.gov

Sign formats

Signs may be ordered in the following formats (note that not all options are currently available in the PVC material).

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