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Brooke County Health Board Expands Smoking Ban

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Beginning next summer, smoking will be prohibited in all public places in Brooke County.
Media outlets report that the Brooke County Board of Health unanimously voted Monday night to ban smoking in all enclosed public places. The ban also will apply to outdoor places like fairs, festivals and playgrounds.

 
The board previously had allowed bars and restaurants to designate 25 percent of their seating as smoking sections.
 
The new ban will go into effect July 1, 2015.