Jump to full article: Caymanian Compass (ky), 2008-01-10
Author: Alan Markoff
Intro: The government has drafted a new tobacco bill that might be tabled in the Legislative Assembly as early as February.
Reading from a statement during the Cabinet press briefing on Thursday, Leader of Government Business Kurt Tibbetts said the revised bill took on board comments provided during the public consultation period that followed the tabling of the discussion white paper bill last March.
Mr. Tibbetts said the revised bill would also be tabled with regulations. . . .
The draft Tobacco Bill banned smoking in most public places, including bars and restaurants, parks and other gathering places. It also put strict regulations on the sale, advertising, display and packaging of tobacco products.
Several business owners complained about the possible negative effect a smoking ban would have on their businesses.
Cigar bars, in particular, lobbied to be exempt
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