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Butt out: Health agency kicking smokers out in Tumwater  

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Jump to full article: The Olympian (WA), 2009-11-18

Intro:

Smokers for a long time have been unwelcome in or near the doors of public areas, including state agencies.

But the new decree announced today (Wednesday) means that beginning in mid-May, visitors and state employees cannot use smokeless tobacco, cigarettes and other tobacco products at the state Department of Health's headquarters and campus in Tumwater.

A similar rule is in effect at the state's Public Health Lab in Shoreline, and next year it will apply to DOH's four buildings, parking lot, parking garage and grounds in Tumwater.

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