Tuesday, January 31 2012
By Rachel Martin | Indiana's NewsCenter online
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana’s NewsCenter) – A state-wide smoking ban proposed by the Indiana House has a local bar owner fuming about added restrictions and exceptions.
A bill to ban smoking in the state of Indiana still lingers in the Indiana House Monday night. Lawmakers want to expand the 2005 smoking ban to include no smoking in public places, enclosed areas of a place of employment, like corporate offices, in certain state vehicles, and within 12 ft. of a public entrance or enclosed area of a place of employment. But, among the added restrictions are a few exceptions that Pat Anderson, owner of Rack and Helen’s Bar & Grill in New Haven, fuming.
The new Indiana House bill on smoking virtually wants to ban smoking in all public places, and it would give bar owners 18 months to comply. But, the issue Anderson has, is the bill won't ban smoking in places where children are allowed, but in places specifically established for adults. Rack and Helen's is a 21 and over smoking establishment. He says the smoking ban in Fort Wayne has contributed to his business in New Haven, and a state-wide ban could change all that...
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