Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 386.202 (2025)
Legislative intent.
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386.202 Legislative intent.—The purpose of this part is to protect people from the health hazards of secondhand tobacco smoke and vapor and to implement the Florida health initiative in s. 20, Art. X of the State Constitution. It is the intent of the Legislature to not inhibit, or otherwise obstruct, medical or scientific research, or smoking or vaping cessation programs approved by the Department of Health.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2021 · leading case: Kurtz v. City of North Miami, 625 So. 2d 899 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993).
Kurtz v. City of North Miami, 625 So. 2d 899 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993). “§ 386.202, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1992). The FCIAA preempts all local ordinances dealing with the subject of restriction of indoor smoking.”
Josie Machovec v. Palm Beach Cnty. (Fla. 4th DCA 2021). “” § 386.202, Fla. Stat. (2020). As succinctly stated in the trial court’s order, “the covering of one’s nose and mouth is designed to safeguard other citizens.”
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