CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The Casper City Council has declined to amend the smoking ban approved by voters two years ago.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports (https://goo.gl/xIFXS8 ) Councilman Chris Walsh had asked that the issue be discussed at a work session Tuesday after speaking with bar owners who said they had been hurt by the ban, which applies to all public establishments.
The council voted 5-4 not to amend the ban.
Amendment supporters argued that the ban had a negative economic impact, that it infringed on the property rights of business owners and that it was ineffective from a public health perspective.
The amendment would have either allowed smoking in all public establishments or just in bars.
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Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, https://www.trib.com
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