Smoking is not allowed inside restaurants and bars or within 15 feet of an establishment’s main entryway (unless defined differently by a local law).

Cigar-tobacco bars are exempted from having to be smoke-free. Cigar-tobacco bars are “bars” (defined by law as any indoor area that is operated and licensed under Article 47 of Title 12, C.R.S., primarily for the sale and service of alcohol beverages for on-premises consumption and where the service of food is secondary to the consumption of such beverages) that generated at least five percent or more of its total annual gross income or $50,000 dollars in annual sales from the on-site sale of tobacco products and the rental of on-site humidors in the calendar year ending December 31, 2005. This does not include sales from vending machines.

The retail floor plan of casinos are exempted from having to be smoke-free.

Restaurants and bars are not required to post no smoking signs. However, it is recommended to increase compliance with the law.