February 5, 2014 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Missouri Smoking Ban Proposed

One Missouri lawmaker hopes to make smoking illegal in much of the state. Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis, D-Berkeley, has proposed H.B. 1625, which would ban smoking in bars, restaurants, private clubs, restaurants, outdoor arenas and a a variety of other places.

Exempt would be private residences, tobacconists, no more than 20 percent of hotel rooms and designated outdoor areas. Any business where more than 50 percent of “volume of business” is related to tobacco would be exempt, as well as bars under fifty people and stadiums with a capacity over 15,000.

At this time, Rep. Curtis is the only sponsor H.B. 1625.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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