Smoke Ban in Full Force
By Michelle Casady
From the Bryan-College Station Eagle
Lighting up in a College Station bar or restaurant will now cost more than just your health.
College Station's expanded smoking ban in public places took effect Feb. 1, but law enforcement officers will begin enforcing the ban this month. Fines range from $25 to $2,000.
"We engaged in a month's worth of education so we could avoid writing those tickets," said Lt. Rodney Sigler, a spokesman for the College Station Police Department. "But if we need to write a citation, we will."
Sigler said he knew of no complaints about people violating the ban since it had been in place.
"We're not looking to write tickets; we just want compliance," he said. "And so far, it looks like we have compliance."
But city officials said a number of citations could be written in the next few weeks.
"Like other Texas cities that have implemented similar smoking ordinances, we anticipate seeing a spike in calls initially," said Hayden Migl, assistant to the city manager. "But the volume and frequency of calls should decrease as the community becomes familiar with the new regulations."
The ordinance prohibits anyone from smoking in a bar or restaurant or within 10 feet of entryways to those businesses.
To report violators, residents can call the College Station Police Department's non-emergency line at 764-3600.
Published on Sunday, March 1, 2009
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