Person in control of public places or public meetings, duties.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.771
in effect191.771. Person in control of public places or public meetings, duties. — The person having custody or control of a public place or public meeting shall:
(1) Make reasonable efforts to prevent smoking in the public place or public meeting by posting appropriate signs indicating no-smoking or smoking area and arrange seating accordingly. These signs shall be placed at a height and location easily seen by a person entering the public place or public meeting and not obscured in any way;
(2) Arrange seating and utilize available ventilation systems and physical barriers to isolate designated smoking areas;
(3) Make a reasonable request of persons smoking to move to a designated smoking area;
(4) Allow smoking in designated areas of theater lobbies only.
(L. 1992 S.B. 509, et al. § 4)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=191.771Fetched: 10/17/2026