Smoking Ban Violators Will Face $25 Fine

Jump to full article: KELOLAND TV (Sioux Falls, SD), 2009-03-09
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It's now up to Governor Mike Rounds to decide whether South Dakota bars and restaurants will be smoke free. Monday, the House of Representatives signed off on the amendment Senators made last week.

The version of the smoking ban headed to the Governor's desk makes it a petty offense to smoke in bars and restaurants in the South Dakota. That only carries a $25 fine, but supporters say it's stiff enough to snuff out smoking.

"I think the vast majority of South Dakotans are law-abiding citizens, that includes business owners, restaurant owners, bar owners, I don't anticipate any problems," Darrin Smith of the American Heart Association said.
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