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Ohio judge tosses bar’s smoking ban violation  

Up now is a story about the first penalty imposed on an area bar or restaurant under North Carolina’s new smoking ban.

The Juggling Gypsy said it will fight the penalties, taking to the courts if necessary.

Another interesting court decision about a smoking ban came out of Ohio recently where a judge said a bar cited for violating the state’s workplace smoking ban did not have to pay more than $33,000 in fines.

In his ruling, the judge said the state’s health department exceeded its authority by making the bar responsible for its patrons’ behavior, according to an Associated Press article.

What’s interesting for us here in North Carolina, is Ohio’s three-year-old law is similar to the one North Carolina implemented at the beginning of the year.

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