Workplace Smoking Rules in New Mexico

General provisions. No general provision.

Employers covered. Employers with one or more employees.

Written policy requirements. Public employers of 15 or more employees are required to implement smoking policies in New Mexico.

Posting requirements. In New Mexico, smoking-permitted areas include fully enclosed offices occupied exclusively by smokers, rooms being used for nongovernmental functions, or those areas designated as smoking-permitted by appropriate signs but not exceeding 50 percent of the public place.

No smoking areas. The New Mexico Clean Air Act prohibits smoking in public places, including places of employment, except in smoking-permitted areas. No part of the state capitol or capitol north will be designated as a smoking-permitted area.

Designated smoking areas. Designated smoking areas not specified.