Jump to full article: Juneau (AK) Empire, 2008-02-12
Author: Greg Skinner * JUNEAU EMPIRE
Intro: The Juneau Assembly introduced an ordinance Monday closing gaps in the smoking ban that officials claim keep the city from fully enforcing the law.
If adopted at the next Assembly meeting, the new code would define a "bar" as any business, other than a restaurant, licensed by the state to sell alcoholic drinks. It is currently defined by type of liquor license.
The proposed ordinance continues to ban smoking in previously regulated locations, adds clarifying details and expands banned areas to include outdoor seating at restaurants and coffee shops. It would also rename the Smoking in Public Places Ordinance.
The citywide smoking ban pertaining to bars went into effect on Jan. 2.
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