Saturday, February 21, 2015

City Council Passes Smoking Ban But Exempts Many Restaurants

Capping months of debate, the Irving City Council strengthened its smoking ban but exempted many existing businesses in a 6-3 vote late. A 2006 law banned smoking in most public places but left many exceptions. On Thursday, the council banned smoking in public parks and forced 10 sports-themed cafes to eliminate their smoking sections. But restaurants such as Cool River Cafe, which installed expensive ventilation to have smoking sections ...

Read More

No comments:

Post a Comment