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Article: Tough smoking ban may start trend; In Bloomington, the City Council approved the metro's first citywide ban.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- July 20, 2004
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Byline: Chao Xiong; Staff Writer
The Bloomington City Council early today approved the Twin Cities area's first citywide smoking ban, a move some say could lead the way for other local ordinances.
Public comment on the ordinance went until about 11:30 p.m. Monday; the council's 6-1 vote came 75 minutes later.
The ordinance will take effect Sept. 1 in public places and workplaces. Smoking also would be prohibited within 25 feet of entrances, exits, open windows and ventilation intakes. The smoking ban will take effect March 31, 2005, at restaurants, bars and gambling venues. Outdoor patios can be split evenly between smoking and nonsmoking.
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