Wisconsin

Wisconsin is located in west of Lake Michigan, and south of Lake Superior. The state capital is Madison,
and the largest city is Milwaukee. As of 2008, there are estimated 5.6 million residents. Wisconsin's
economy is based on farming, mining and lumbering. In the late20th Century, tourism became
important, as many people living on former farms commuted to jobs elsewhere. In recent decades,
service industries, especially medicine and education, have become dominant as heavy industry declined.
Source: Wikipedia


Source: University of Texas Libraries



Wisconsin's statewide Indoor Smoking Ban

After Jyly, 2010, smoking will be generally prohibited in public places and workplaces, whether
public or privately owned, including taverns and restaurants.

The 2009 Wisconsin Clean Indoor Air Act 12 was signed into law by Governor Doyle in May, 2009,
addresses the growing concern in the state and nationally over the health hazard associated with
tobacco use and the effects of secondhand smoke. The neighboring states of Illinois, Iowa and
Minnesota have been banned smoking in public places.

Act 12 generally prohibits smoking in enclosed public places and places of employment.
A 'public place' is defined as a place that is open to the public, regardless of whether a fee is
charged, or a place to which the public has lawful access or may be invited.
A 'place of employment' is any indoor place that employees normally visit during of employment,
including an office or work area, an employee lounge, a restroom, a conference or meeting room,
a classroom, or a hallway.

● The places of indoor smoking banned:

State or local government buildings, taverns, restaurants, bowling centers, theaters,lodging
establishments, retail establishments, day care centers, educational facilities, correctional
facilities, state institutions, college residence halls or dormitories, hospitals and clinics, assisted
living facilities, common areas of multiple-unit residential properties, sports arenas, bus shelters,
public conveyances, and private club facilities.
Source: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau.

Wisconsin law bans smoking in all hotel guestrooms.

In July 2010, Wisconsin passed a statewide smoking ban that bans smoking in every hotel
guestroom. In many states, the legislation allows hoteliers to exempt a certain percentage
of guestrooms. However, in Wisconsin, there can be zero rooms" that allow smoking in
sleeping rooms, T Pugal, CEO of Wisconsin Hotel and Lodging Association told USA-today
in an interview. Wisconsin is the second state in the USA after Michigan to pass anti-smoking
legislation that doesn't exempt hotels. In fact, the group lobbied to let hotels retain a certain
percentage of smoking rooms, but the proposal was shot down. "People tend not to believe,"
she says. "We even created a signage guide for lodging properties to help educate the guest.
In the hospitality industry, you don't want to appear inhospitable." Wisconsin's roughly 2,000
hotels post signs declaring their building a non-smoking facility. They're also requiring guests
to initial a statement promising to comply or face paying a fee. Hotels are charging penalty
fees anywhere from $100 to $300.
Source: USA Today September 2, 2010


ウイスコンシン州は北はスペリオル湖、東はミシガン湖、西はミネソタ州とアイオワ州に、南は
イリノイ州に接している。春から秋の季節には多くの観光客が訪れる自然の豊かな土地である。

2010年7月より公共的室内空間の全面禁煙規制を実施する。その対象施設は飲食店を含めた公共的施設、
および職場である。具体的な施設を次ぎに列挙する。・・州および地方政府機関、居酒屋、レストラン、
ボーリングセンター、劇場、宿泊設備、商業施設、福祉施設、教育施設、矯正施設、州の施設、大学
寄宿舎、病院診療所、生活援護施設、共同住宅の共用部分、スポーツアリーナ、バス停留所、
公共輸送機関、クラブ

ウイスコンシン州ではミシガン州に引き続きホテル、モーテルの客室内での喫煙を禁止する。
違反した場合の罰金は300ドルである。
Source: USA Today September 2, 2010


States and Providences of USA and Canada, including smoking ban

　BC, Canada
　Alberta
　Saskatchewan
　Manitoba
　Ontario
　Quebec
　New Brunswick
　Nova Scotia

　New Jersey
　Illinois
　California
　Beverly Hills, California　
　Condominium of California
　State of Washington
　Oregon　　
　Montana
　Colorado
　Arizona　
　Maine
　Vermont　
　Ｍassachusetts state.
　New York　
　Maryland　
　Washington,D.C.
　Virginia
　Minnesota　
　Delaware　
　Ohio　
　Iowa　
　Utah　
　Rhode Island　
　Nevada　
　Michigan　
　Wisconsin

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Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a non-smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
based on the on-the-spot investigation.


ウイスコンシン州
2010年1月執筆　2010年10月加筆　医学博士　宮本順伯
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This information was provided by the Smokefree Hotel and Travel.
The article was written in January 2010 and revised in October 2014, by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
Copyright (C) 2010 Junhaku Miyamoto, PhD. All right is reserved.