Section 24-501 - Definitions.
§ 24-501. Definitions.
(a) In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Employee.- "Employee" has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Labor and Employment Article.
(c) Employer.- "Employer" has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Labor and Employment Article.
(d) Environmental tobacco smoke.- "Environmental tobacco smoke" means the complex mixture formed from the escaping smoke of a burning tobacco product or smoke exhaled by the smoker.
(e) Indoor area open to the public.- "Indoor area open to the public" means:
(1) An indoor area or a portion of an indoor area accessible to the public by either invitation or permission; or
(2) An indoor area of any establishment licensed or permitted under Article 2B of the Code for the sale or possession of alcoholic beverages.
(f) Place of employment.- "Place of employment" has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Labor and Employment Article.
(g) Smoking.- "Smoking" means the burning of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, or any other matter or substance that contains tobacco.
[2007, ch. 501, § 1; ch. 502, § 1.]