Maryland Snuffs Out Smoking
posted 6:11 am Fri February 01, 2008 -
The law does not ban smoking in an outdoor area of a bar or restaurant.
Bar owners who violate the law could be fined - but they can avoid fines by proving they took steps to prevent people from smoking in their bars, such as posting "No Smoking" signs or removing ashtrays.
Businesses can receive a waiver if they can prove that they have lost 15 percent or more of sales directly as a result of the smoking ban. All waivers expire in three years.
Latest Comment on Maryland Snuffs Out Smoking
SpareMe
3:04 pm on 01/31/08
What will be even nicer is when they say "No smoking right at the door either". I can't stand to walk out a door and walk right in to a cloud of smoke...and I am a smoker. We have household rules...that it outside to the curb.
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