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Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

PAP.5.8.140 Smoking

(a) Providing a tobacco-free environment for all employees and visitors:

(1) Employees shall smoke only in designated areas, notwithstanding subd. (3) below.

(2) Smoking is prohibited in the following areas, notwithstanding subd. (3) below:

(A) In any Tribal owned or leased vehicle;

(B) There will be no tobacco use in personal vehicles when transporting people on authorized business.

(b) Notwithstanding subd. (3) below, no use of tobacco products will be allowed within the LCO-CHC facilities; its grounds and its surrounding parking lots for staff and visitors. Furthermore, the staff are not permitted to smoke anywhere near the Tribal Office Pavilion.

(c) Nothing in this policy shall be deemed to limit or interfere with the use of tobacco at traditional ceremonies and cultural functions.

(d) Violators of this section are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.