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A year later, city says smoking complaints slowing  

Ohio's indoor smoking ban for bars, restaurants and other public places has been law since Dec. 7, 2006 and subject to enforcement since May 3, 2007.

Under the law, the Ohio Department of Health receives complaints through e-mail and a toll-free number, and then are forwarded to local health departments to investigate.

Since that time, Muskingum County businesses have had 198 reported complaints come through, while Perry County logged 105 complaints and Morgan County just 20 - and only two thus far this year. Guernsey County was at 157 total, with 41 since Jan. 1.

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