Last updated: February 11, 2024
Duties / Penalties
Post signs
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Ministry of Health Agreement No. 1067, implementing the Tobacco Control Law, requires the posting of no-smoking signs in places where smoking is prohibited.
Individuals who fail to post the required signs will be warned for a first offense, fined one million kip for a second offense, and fined two million kip for each subsequent offense.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in that it imposes increased penalties for repeat violations.
Remove ashtrays
The law does not impose a duty upon business owners, employers, or supervisors to remove ashtrays in smoke free places.
To align with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines, the law should impose a duty upon business owners, employers, or supervisors to remove ashtrays in smoke free places and impose appropriate penalties for failure to do so.
Steps to require a person to stop smoking (e.g., warn, discontinue service, call authorities)
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Although there is no express duty imposed upon business owners, employers, or supervisors to take steps to require a person to stop smoking, the law does provide penalties for failure to stop a person from smoking where prohibited. Establishment owners will be warned for a first offense, fined one million kip for a second offense, and fined five million kip for each subsequent offense.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in that it imposes increased penalties for repeat violations.
Not to smoke where prohibited
(e.g., seizure of the product, publication of the violation/violator)
Individuals who smoke where prohibited will be warned for a first offense, fined 200,000 kip for a second offense, and fined 400,000 kip for each subsequent offense.
The law aligns with FCTC Art. 8 and the FCTC Art. 8 Guidelines in that it imposes increased penalties for repeat violations.
