SECTION 1.  Subsection (a) of section 22 of chapter 270 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition,  is hereby amended by inserting after the definition “enclosed” the following two definitions:-

“Hookah”, a device used for smoking tobacco that consists of a tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water.

“Hookah bar”, an establishment whose business is primarily devoted to the serving of tobacco products from a hookah for consumption by guests on the premises and prohibits the entry of persons under the age of 18 at all times and maintains a valid permit to operate a hookah bar issued by the department of revenue.

SECTION 2.  Subsection (c) of said section 22 of said chapter 270, as so appearing, is hereby amend by adding the following paragraph:

(10) Smoking a hookah in a hookah bar if the hookah bar maintains a valid permit issued by the department of revenue pursuant to this section.  This permit shall be displayed in a conspicuous manner, visible at all times to patrons of the hookah bar. 

SECTION 3.  Paragraph (3) of subsection (g) of said section 22 of said chapter 270, as so appearing, is hereby amend by inserting after the word “bar”, in line 263, the following words:- or hookah bar.

SECTION 4.  Paragraph (1) of clause (a) of subsection (h) of said section 22 of said chapter 270, as so appearing, is hereby amend by inserting after the word “bar”, in each instance it appears, the following words:- or hookah bar.

SECTION 5.  Paragraph (3) of said clause (a) of said subsection (h) of said section 22 of said chapter 270, as so appearing, is hereby amend by inserting after the word “bar”, in each instance it appears, the following words:- or hookah bar.

SECTION 6.  Clause (b) of subsection (h) of said section 22 of said chapter 270, as so appearing, is hereby amend by inserting after the word “bar”, in each instance it appears, the following words:- or hookah bar.

SECTION 7.  Subsection (j) of said section 22 of said chapter 270, as so appearing, is hereby amend by inserting after the word “commonwealth”, in line 329, the following words:- ; provided, however that this subsection shall not apply to hookah bars operating under a permit pursuant to this section.