WARNING LETTERS SENT OUT
Health officials have sent 122 warning letters to establishments
that have broken the statewide smoking ban, marking the first
level of enforcement action against violators.
Cuyahoga County locations topped the list, with 30 warnings
issued by the Ohio Department of Health. Wayne County had four,
issued to Kidron Inc. in Dalton, Prime Woodcraft in West Salem,
E-Sales Express in Wooster and Treasure Point Arcade in Wooster.
Holmes and Ashland counties had none.
Last November, voters approved a ballot issue prohibiting
smoking in public places and places of employment. Bars,
restaurants and most other gathering places were supposed to
stop customers from smoking as of early December, but
enforcement couldn't begin until the Ohio Department of Health
completed rules outlining penalties.
