ND measure would reimburse smoking ban costs
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are considering a bill that would reimburse business owners for signage and other potential costs incurred from a new statewide smoking ban.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are considering a bill that would reimburse business owners for signage and other potential costs incurred from a new statewide smoking ban.
The new law passed by voters in November expands the ban to bars, motels, private nursing homes, cabs and public transportation. It also prohibits smoking within 20 feet of an entrance to a public building.
Republican Rep. Blair Thoreson of Fargo is one of the bill's sponsors. He also owns a bar. Thoreson told the House Human Resources Committee that there are expensive costs involved in complying with the new law, including signage.
But North Dakota Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy director Jeanne Prom says posting required signs doesn't have to be expensive. She says they can even be handwritten.
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