PART 252—SMOKING ABOARD AIRCRAFT Authority: Pub. L. 101-164; 49 U.S.C. 40102, 40109, 40113, 41701, 41702, 41706 as amended by section 708 of Pub. L. 106-181 and section 401 of Pub. L. 112-95, 41711, and 46301. Cross Reference: For smoking rules of the Federal Aviation Administration, see 14 CFR 121.317(c), 121.571(a)(1)(i), 129.29, 135.117(a)(1), and 135.127(a). Source: Docket No. DOT-OST-2000-7473, 65 FR 36775, June 9, 2000, unless otherwise noted. § 252.1 Purpose. This part implements a ban on smoking as defined in § 252.3, including the use of electronic cigarettes and certain other devices, on flights by air carriers and foreign air carriers. [Docket DOT-OST-2011-0044, 81 FR 11427, Mar. 4, 2016] § 252.2 Applicability. This part applies to operations of air carriers engaged in interstate, intrastate and foreign air transportation and to foreign air carriers engaged in foreign air transportation. [Docket DOT-OST-2011-0044, 81 FR 11427, Mar. 4, 2016] § 252.3 Definitions. As used in this part: Air carrier Foreign air carrier Smoking [Docket DOT-OST-2011-0044, 81 FR 11427, Mar. 4, 2016] § 252.4 Smoking ban: air carriers. Air carriers shall prohibit smoking on the following flights: (a) Scheduled passenger flights. (b) Nonscheduled passenger flights, except for the following flights where a flight attendant is not a required crewmember on the aircraft as determined by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: (1) Single entity charters. (2) On-demand services of air taxi operators. (c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require air carriers to permit smoking aboard aircraft. [Docket DOT-OST-2011-0044, 81 FR 11427, Mar. 4, 2016] § 252.5 Smoking ban: foreign air carriers. (a)(1) Foreign air carriers shall prohibit smoking on flight segments that occur between points in the United States, and between the United States and any foreign point, in the following types of operations: (i) Scheduled passenger foreign air transportation. (ii) Nonscheduled passenger foreign air transportation, if a flight attendant is a required crewmember on the aircraft as determined by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration or a foreign carrier's government. (2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require foreign air carriers to permit smoking aboard aircraft. (b) A foreign government objecting to the application of paragraph (a) of this section on the basis that paragraph (a) provides for extraterritorial application of the laws of the United States may request and obtain a waiver of paragraph (a) from the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, provided that an alternative smoking prohibition resulting from bilateral negotiations is in effect. [Docket DOT-OST-2011-0044, 81 FR 11427, Mar. 4, 2016] § 252.8 Extent of smoking restrictions. The restrictions on smoking described in §§ 252.4 and 252.5 shall apply to all locations within the aircraft. [Docket DOT-OST-2011-0044, 81 FR 11428, Mar. 4, 2016] § 252.9 Ventilation systems. Air carriers shall prohibit smoking whenever the ventilation system is not fully functioning. Fully functioning for this purpose means operating so as to provide the level and quality of ventilation specified and designed by the manufacturer for the number of persons currently in the passenger compartment. § 252.11 Aircraft on the ground. (a) Air carriers shall prohibit smoking whenever the aircraft is on the ground. (b) With respect to the restrictions on smoking described in § 252.5, foreign air carriers shall prohibit smoking from the time an aircraft begins enplaning passengers until the time passengers complete deplaning. § 252.17 Enforcement. Air carriers and foreign air carriers shall take such action as is necessary to ensure that smoking by passengers or crew is not permitted where smoking is prohibited by this part, including but not limited to aircraft lavatories. [Docket DOT-OST-2011-0044, 81 FR 11428, Mar. 4, 2016]