Some Smoking Ban Costs May Be Reimbursed

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would reimburse North Dakota business owners for signage and other potential costs incurred from a new statewide smoking ban.

 

 

 

 

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would reimburse North Dakota business owners for signage and other potential costs incurred from a new statewide smoking ban.

Passed by voters in November, the law expands the ban to bars, motels, private nursing homes, cabs and public transportation.

It also prohibits smoking within 20 feet of an entrance to a public building.

Fargo Representative Blair Thoreson is one of the bill's sponsors.

He also owns a bar.

Thoreson told the House Human Resources Committee that there are expensive costs involved in complying with the new law.

If this bill passed, the Tobacco Prevention and Control Advisory Committee would be responsible for reimbursing the cost .

 

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