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Article: Madison city council approves workplace smoking ban
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 22, 2001
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Madison city council approves workplace smoking ban
Associated Press
Thursday, November 22, 2001
Madison -- It took the city council four years and 42 drafts, but
it finally passed a workplace smoking ban.
Under the ordinance, smoking in most private workplaces in Madison
is prohibited. People who work in their own homes are not subject to
the law.
The new law goes into effect on March 1, 2002. Small businesses
have until Jan. 1, 2003, to comply.
The council approved the law Tuesday on a 13-5 vote.
"Madison took a big step to catch up with the rest of the
country," anti-smoking activist Ira Sharenow said.
Ald. ...