| | Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §1580-A, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 126, is | amended to read: |
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| | 7. Application. This section does not apply to any a business | facility where that is a veterans' service organization chartered | under 36 United States Code, Subtitle II, Part B (2004) that is | not open to the public or to any other club that was not open to | the public and that was in operation prior to January 1, 2004, if | policies concerning smoking have been mutually agreed upon by the | employer and all the employees. and the veterans' service | organization or the club: |
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| A.__Has written procedures ensuring that only the employer | and employees, members and invited guests accompanied by a | member are allowed entry to the premises; and |
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| B.__Demonstrates by a written secret ballot vote taken at least once | every 3 years that a majority of the members have voted to allow smoking. | The date of the vote must be announced to all members at least 14 days | prior to the vote.__All ballots cast in the vote must be kept on file for | at least 3 years and made available to the Bureau of Health upon request. |
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