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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>348138</law_id><section_number>15.2-2821</section_number><catch_line>Applicability</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="46" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="25" identifier="28.2">Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Permit <span class="dictionary">smoking</span> where it is otherwise prohibited or restricted by other applicable provisions of <span class="dictionary">law</span>; or <a id="paragraph-1298421" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-2821/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Regulate <span class="dictionary">smoking</span> in retail tobacco stores, tobacco warehouses, or tobacco manufacturing facilities. <a id="paragraph-1298422" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-2821/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2009, cc. 153, 154.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
