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Nevada Judge Allows Part of Smoking Ban

LAS VEGAS - A Nevada judge said Thursday that he will allow a voter-approved smoking ban to take effect in Clark County but without criminal penalties.

Clark County District Court Judge Douglas Herndon issued a preliminary injunction against part of measure that would make smoking illegal in bars and restaurants, in slot machine sections of grocery and convenience stores, and at video arcades, shopping malls, schools and day-care centers.

The judge made a distinction between criminal enforcement by police and civil enforcement by health inspectors, and declined to issue an injunction preventing individual smokers from ...

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