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Citywide smoking bans? Business owners have points to make.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 21-AUG-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Citywide smoking bans? Business owners have points to make.(Healthcare Mississippi)

Article Excerpt
Several cities in Mississippi are considering citywide smoking bans and a few have adopted these ordinances as reports about the dangers of second-hand smoke become more compelling. How do business owners' feel about city governments determining policies for their private enterprises?

Mike Cashion, executive director of the Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association, says no-smoking ordinances have more of an effect on the restaurant industry than other business segments because there is no "one size fits all" ordinance.

"Fast food restaurants are in large part smoke free already, so a ban wouldn't have the same effect as it would for a Waffle House or Huddle House-type restaurant that has a higher percentage of smokers," he said. "The same can be said for restaurants with bars versus restaurants without bars."

Kwitzky's Dugout Bar opened in Ocean Springs nine months ago and chose to go smoke free. That Jackson County city is...

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