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Article: High court strikes down Ames smoking ban; Ruling says that state law supersedes local ordinance
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- May 8, 2003
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DES MOINES (AP) - The Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down
a city ordinance in Ames banning smoking in restaurants, ruling that
state law bans local laws that are stricter than state standards.
The high court overturned a lower court decision, saying the
state's regulation of smoking calls for restaurants to set aside
areas for smokers. An Ames ordinance banning those areas is
prohibited by that law, the court said.
"Clearly, the provision in the ordinance of the city that
prohibits designated smoking areas conflicts with the (law) which
allows such designations," the court said.
When the Legislature approved restrictions on smoking in public