The Hennepin County Board voted Tuesday to partially roll back the county's smoking ban, according to media reports.
Commissioners voted 4-3 to exempt traditional bars from the ban, which went into effect nine months ago. The ordinance prohibited smoking in all indoor areas of food establishments, including bars and restaurants.
But bar owners complained that the ban was cutting into their profits. Under the scaled-back ban, traditional bars will be eligible for exemptions, which run through July 31, 2007.
Score one for small businesses.
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Not to mention the Grim Reaper!
You are free to exercise your rights and do one of three things; go to another establishment, boycott an establishment or open your own establishment. You're free to work somewhere else or organize a walkout if you happen to work for an establishment which allows smoking.
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