NJ S3729

Municipalities may adopt ordinances permitting a specified number of new cigar lounges to open and operate, creating an exemption from the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act that previously only applied to lounges operating before December 31, 2004

New cigar lounges must register with the local board of health and meet requirements including: no food or alcohol sales (except private events), separate entrance directly accessible to the public, not located within a bar or restaurant, and appropriate exhaust systems for air quality

Hookah use is prohibited on the premises of any newly registered cigar lounge

Annual registration renewal requires generating at least 15% of gross income from on-site tobacco product sales and humidor rentals, replacing exhaust system filters, and maintaining compliance with all initial registration requirements without expanding size or changing location

Owners whose cigar lounge registration fails to renew are permanently barred from registering another cigar lounge in the state