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Council to face smoking ban 

Jump to full article: The Daily Cardinal (University of Wisconsin, Madison), 2002-10-01
Author: Elizabeth Wachowski

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City Council members will vote tonight on a controversial ordinance that would ban smoking in many popular Madison hangouts.

While a 1992 law already prohibits smoking in restaurants, the proposal would redefine a restaurant as a place that receives more than 50 percent of its income from food sales, as opposed to the current 66 percent level. The measure would also eliminate exceptions for separately ventilated smoking rooms and smoking at full-service bars.

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