Loren Robinson, deputy secretary for health promotion and disease prevention at the state health department, pointed to two main reasons for the decline. The peak was in 2009 - the first full year the ban was in effect - when there were 3,139. The number of exemptions has declined steadily over the years. Pennsylvania’s Clean Indoor Air Act allows bars to apply for an exemption if food accounts for 20 percent or less of their overall sales and no one under 18 is permitted to enter.Īs of late last month, 1,969 bars, cigar bars and tobacco shops had an exemption, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, which is charged with approving waivers. (The 2,000 figure doesn’t include Philadelphia, which has a stricter smoking ordinance that took effect in 2007.) Smoke continues to linger in roughly 2,000 workplaces across the state, notably certain bars and up to half the gaming floors at all 12 of Pennsylvania’s casinos. It’s been 10 years this month since Pennsylvania banned smoking in most workplaces and public venues. “It’s handy to where I live, and I needed a place where I could smoke,” said Montgomery, 75. Dipietro’s friend, Bill Montgomery, is a regular at the Rosecliff, too.
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