49 USC 41706: Prohibitions against smoking on scheduled flights
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49 USC 41706: Prohibitions against smoking on scheduled flights Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995
From Title 49-TRANSPORTATIONSUBTITLE VII-AVIATION PROGRAMSPART A-AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETYsubpart ii-economic regulationCHAPTER 417-OPERATIONS OF CARRIERSSUBCHAPTER I-REQUIREMENTS
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§41706. Prohibitions against smoking on scheduled flights

(a) General.-An individual may not smoke in the passenger cabin or lavatory of an aircraft on a scheduled airline flight segment in air transportation or intrastate air transportation that is-

(1) between places in a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands;

(2) between a place in any jurisdiction referred to in clause (1) of this subsection (except Alaska and Hawaii) and a place in any other of those jurisdictions; or

(3)(A) scheduled for not more than 6 hours' duration; and

(B)(i) between a place referred to in clause (1) of this subsection (except Alaska and Hawaii) and Alaska or Hawaii; or

(ii) between Alaska and Hawaii.


(b) Regulations.-The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations necessary to carry out this section.

( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1141 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
41706 49 App.:1374(d)(1). Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731 , §404(d)(1); added Dec. 22, 1987, Pub. L. 100–202, §328(a), 101 Stat. 1329–382 ; Nov. 21, 1989, Pub. L. 101–164, §335 (less effective date), 103 Stat. 1098 , 1099.
  49 App.:1374 (note). Nov. 21, 1989, Pub. L. 101–164, §335 (related to effective date), 103 Stat. 1099 .

In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words "On and after the date of expiration of the 4-month period following December 22, 1987" are omitted as executed. The words "of an aircraft" are added for clarity. The text of 49 App.:1374 (note) is omitted as executed.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 40109, 41110, 46301 of this title.