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New Oregon Landlord Disclosure Law

As of January 1st, 2010, Oregon law requires landlords to notify tenants of their smoking rules as they sign new lease agreements. You can view the language of the law at

http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/

hb2100.dir/hb2135.en.pdf.

The law states that the rental agreement "must include a disclosure of the smoking policy for the premises on which the dwelling is located."

Fact Sheet for Landlords

Fact Sheet for Renters

For more information about smokefree housing or how to comply with the law, visit:

www.smokefreehousinginfo.com,

www.smokefreeoregon.com, or

www.fhco.org.

New Oregon Smokefree

Workplace Law

On January 1, 2009, the Oregon Smokefree Workplace Law expanded to require additional workplaces to be smoke free, including bars and bar areas of restaurants, bingo halls, bowling centers, employee break rooms, and at least 75% of hotel sleeping rooms. The new law also prohibits smoking within 10 feet of entrances, exits, windows, and ventilation intakes of workplaces or public places.

How to Comply

Prohibit smoking in the workplace and within 10 feet of all entrances, exits, windows and air intake vents.
Post signs at each entrance providing notice that smoking is prohibited within 10 feet. Free signs are available through the Oregon Tobacco Education Clearinghouse, 541-766-6250.
Encourage and support employees and customers who want to quit smoking. Anyone can call the Oregon Tobacco Quit Line (1-800-QUIT.NOW or 1-877-2NO-FUME) for free confidential help with quitting.

Enforcement of the Law

The new law places the responsibility on business owners to maintain a smokefree environment. Individuals who smoke will not be cited for smoking inside or outside a business. Oregon business owners or employers found in violation of the law are subject to a fine of not more than $500 per day with a maximum of $2,000 in any 30-day period.

Reporting Violations of the Law

Employees and the public may report violations of the law by completing an online complaint form, or if unable to access the online form, by calling 1-866-621-6107. Complaints will be investigated and violations pursued.

For More Information About the Law

Please visit www.healthoregon.org/smokefree or call the Benton County Health Department Tobacco Prevention Coordinator at 541-766-6250.

Ready to Quit Tobacco?

Oregon Tobacco Quit Line
Call toll-free: 1-800-QUIT NOW (1-800-784-8669)

Spanish language line: 1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877-266-3863)

TTY for hearing-impaired callers: 1-877-777-6534

The Oregon Tobacco Quit Line is a free telephone service available to individuals who want to stop using tobacco. The Quit Line offers free quitting information, one-on-one telephone counseling, and referrals.

Samaritan Health Services

Individual sessions are available as an alternative to a group setting. A physician referral is required for individual classes. For more information, call toll-free 1-877-768-7867.

Corvallis Heartspring Wellness Center

This five-week program features a holistic, non-prescription approach to helping individuals quit successfully through behavioral education, social support, acupuncture and emotion-freeing acupressure. For more information or to register, call 541-768-6412 or visit http://ow.l7/TJKp.

About the Benton County

Tobacco-Free Advisory Group

Purpose

The Benton County Tobacco-Free Advisory Group has been created for the purpose of promoting policies and programs at the state, local, and federal levels for reducing tobacco use and its impact on the health and economic well-being of Oregonians.

Goals

It endorses the following goals for the purpose of protecting the public:

Prevent the initiation of youth to tobacco
Promote tobacco cessation
Protect children from exposure to tobacco
Protect workers, public, and children from second-hand smoke
Secure funding and implement state and local tobacco prevention and education programs