[' ', ' ', 'Private', 'Workplaces.', '.', 'Local', 'ordinances', 'may', 'provide', 'that', 'employers', 'may', 'regulate', 'smoking', 'in', 'private', 'workplaces', 'if', 'the', 'workplace', 'smoking', 'policy', 'is', 'the', 'subject', 'of', 'a', 'written', 'employment', 'agreement;', 'or', 'a', 'total', 'workplace', 'smoking', 'ban', 'has', 'been', 'approved', 'by', 'a', 'majority', 'of', 'the', 'employees', 'or', 'has', 'been', 'included', 'as', 'part', 'of', 'an', 'employment', 'contract.', '§', '15.1-291.8', '(Michie', 'Supp.', '1994).', '.', 'Smoking', 'is', 'prohibited', 'in', 'workrooms', 'of', 'food-producing', 'establishments.', '§', '3.1-379', '(Michie', '1994).', '.', 'See', 'also', '§', '45.1-161.177', 'through', '§', '45.1-161.180', '(Michie', '1994', '&', '1995)', '(coal', 'mines).', ' ', 'Commercial', 'Establishments.', 'Persons', 'in', 'charge', 'of', 'retail', 'establishments', 'of', '15,000', 'square', 'feet', 'or', 'more', 'serving', 'the', 'general', 'public', '(i.e.,', 'department', 'stores,', 'grocery', 'stores,', 'drug', 'stores,', 'clothing', 'stores,', 'and', 'shoe', 'stores)', 'must', 'designate', 'reasonable', 'no-smoking', 'areas', 'after', 'taking', 'into', 'consideration', 'the', 'nature', 'of', 'the', 'use', 'and', 'the', 'size', 'of', 'the', 'building.', 'Smoking', 'is', 'permitted', 'in', 'areas', 'not', 'designated', 'as', 'no-smoking', 'areas.', '§', '15.1-291.2(D)', '(as', 'amended', 'and', 'reenacted', 'by', '1996', 'Va.', 'Laws', 'ch.', '472).', 'Theaters/Auditoriums.', 'Local', 'ordinances', 'may', 'allow', 'the', 'designation', 'of', 'reasonable', 'no-smoking', 'areas', 'in', 'entertainment', 'and', 'cultural', 'facility', 'rooms', 'such', 'as', 'theaters', 'and', 'auditoriums.', 'Smoking', 'is', 'permitted', 'in', 'areas', 'not', 'designated', 'as', 'no-smoking', 'areas.', '§', '15.1-291.6', '(Michie', 'Supp.', '1994).', 'Libraries/Museums/Galleries.', 'Local', 'ordinances', 'may', 'allow', 'the', 'designation', 'of', 'reasonable', 'no-', 'smoking', 'areas', 'in', 'entertainment', 'and', 'cultural', 'facility', 'rooms', 'such', 'as', 'libraries,', 'museums,', 'and', 'galleries.', 'Smoking', 'is', 'permitted', 'in', 'areas', 'not', 'designated', 'as', 'no-smoking', 'areas.', '§', '15.1-291.6', '(Michie', 'Supp.', '1994).', ' ', 'Convention', 'Centers.', 'There', 'is', 'no', 'statutory', 'restriction.', 'Indoor', 'Arenas/Stadiums.', 'Persons', 'in', 'charge', 'of', 'retail', 'establishments', 'of', 'at', 'least', '15,000', 'square', 'feet', 'which', 'serve', 'the', 'general', 'public,', 'such', 'as', 'recreational', 'facilities,', 'must', 'designate', 'no-smoking', 'areas', 'after', 'taking', 'into', 'consideration', 'the', 'nature', 'of', 'the', 'use', 'and', 'the', 'size', 'of', 'the', 'building.', 'Smoking', 'is', 'permitted', 'in', 'areas', 'not', 'designated', 'as', 'no-smoking', 'areas.', '§', '15.1-291.2(D)', '(as', 'amended', 'and', 'reenacted', 'by', '1996', 'Va.', 'Laws', 'ch.', '472).', 'Educational', 'Facilities.', ' ', '.', 'Public', 'Elementary,', 'Intermediate,', 'and', 'Secondary', 'Schools.', 'Smoking', 'may', 'be', 'permitted', 'in', 'non-common', 'areas', 'of', 'public', 'elementary,', 'intermediate', 'and', 'secondary', 'school', 'buildings', '(common', 'areas', 'include', 'classrooms,', 'libraries,', 'hallways,', 'rest', 'rooms,', 'cafeterias,', 'gymnasiums,', 'and', 'auditoriums)', 'after', 'all', 'student', 'activities', 'taking', 'place', 'in', 'the', 'buildings', 'have', 'been', 'completed.', '§', '15.1-291.2(B)', '(as', 'amended', 'and', 'reenacted', 'by', '1996', 'Va.', 'Laws', ' ', 'Virginia', 'July', '1996', '3', '|', 'J', 'Q6ETB8ZB0Z']