Tag: smoking ordinances
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Corbin City Commission enacts smoking ban
The Corbin City Commission passed an ordinance this week to ban smoking in all enclosed public areas and enclosed public buildings. The ordinance will also require smokers to remain at...
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Race for city commission seat puts an end to debate over city’s smoking ban, advocate and opponent agree
The Bowling Green City Commission candidate who said he wanted to rewrite the city’s smoking ban ran last in the five-way race for an unexpired term on the commission Tuesday,...
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Light up at school? Face a $150 fine in Jessamine County
If students at the two Jessamine County high schools are found with cigarettes or any kind of tobacco product while on campus, they can face a fine up to $150....
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Bullitt County health board will appeal judge’s ruling against smoking ban, with financial help from Clark County
The Bullitt County Board of Health will appeal a local judge’s ruling that it lacks the authority to impose a smoking ban, and it will get some help from the...
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Bullitt judge strikes down health board’s smoking ban; could lead to decision with statewide impact, if appealed
A Bullitt County judge has extinguished a countywide smoking ban that was supposed to go into effect Monday, saying the county health board overstepped its authority. The ruling could lead...
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Smoke-free campuses are a growing trend; UK volunteers taking action to get compliance with ban enacted nearly two years ago
This summer, Tobacco-free Take Action! volunteers at the University of Kentucky have been circling campus, asking students to put out their cigarettes while on school property. UK is one of...
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Retiring Boyle County health director has played important roles in the community; many of his counterparts do likewise
The man behind Danville’s smoke-free ordinance is stepping down from his position as Boyle County’s public health director. “I’ve got a 100-acre farm and I plan to pursue those interests...
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E-cig, hookah ban takes effect Monday in Madison County
Electronic cigarettes and water pipes known as hookahs will be banned in enclosed public places in Madison County beginning Monday under an amendment to the county’s existing smoking ban. The ban,...
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Bowling Green American Legion post tests smoking ban, is fined
An American Legion post in Bowling Green has been fined $25 for violating the city’s no-smoking ordinance. The Bowling Green Code Enforcement Board decided unanimously Tuesday to uphold the citation that Post...
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State health commissioner encourages smoke-free ordinances
Kentucky’s public health commissioner said communities are moving in the right direction by enacting smoke-free ordinances and hopes Kentucky can become a smoke-free state. “We have communities in Letcher County,...