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Syracuse hospitals to enforce smoking ban November 19  

Four Syracuse hospitals will begin enforcement of a new Onondaga County law that bans smoking within 100 feet of a health care facility on Nov. 19, the date of the annual Great American Smokeout.

The law, which took effect Sunday, prohibits smoking on any public streets, sidewalks and parking facilities within 100 feet of a hospital in the county as long as a sign is posted. Individuals smoking in those areas would be subject to a $50 fine.

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