1. A store that is principally devoted to the sale of food for human consumption off the premises may allow the smoking of tobacco in a public area of the store that is leased to or operated by a person who is licensed pursuant to NRS 463.160 if: (a) The entire interior public area of the store is 10,000 square feet or less; or (b) The area: (1) Is segregated from the other public areas of the store by two or more walls or partial walls, or any combination thereof, in a configuration that includes at least one corner; and (2) Contains a method of ventilation which substantially removes smoke from the area. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, until January 1, 2007, a store that is principally devoted to the sale of food for human consumption off the premises may allow the smoking of tobacco in a public area of the store that is leased to or operated by a person who is licensed pursuant to NRS 463.160 if the store was constructed before October 1, 1999, or received final approval for construction before October 1, 1999. On or after January 1, 2007, such a store may allow smoking in that public area only if the area contains a method of ventilation which substantially removes smoke from the area. 3. If at any time before January 1, 2007, a store described in subsection 2 remodels 25 percent or more of the square footage of the entire public area within the store, the store may continue to allow the smoking of tobacco in a public area of the store that is leased to or operated by a person who is licensed pursuant to NRS 463.160 only if the store includes as part of the remodeling a method of ventilation which substantially removes smoke from the area. 4. For the purposes of this section, partial wall or wall may include, without limitation, one or more gaming devices, as defined in NRS 463.0155 , if the gaming devices are configured together or in conjunction with other structures to create a barrier that is similar to a partial wall or wall.
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