<Li> Partial territory - wide smoking ban . Since September 29, 2009, smoking has been banned for most workplaces and restaurants, but not bars . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Statewide smoking ban: On December 7, 2006, after passage by Ohio voters on November 7, 2006, Chapter 3794 (titled "Smoking Ban") of the Ohio Revised Code went into effect, banning smoking statewide in all enclosed workplaces in Ohio, including bars and restaurants . The law exempts (1) private residences except when being used as a business when employees other than the owner are present, (2) designated hotel / motel smoking rooms, (3) family - owned and operated businesses not open to the public where all employees are related to the owner, (4) designated smoking areas in nursing homes, (5) retail tobacco stores, (6) outdoor patios, (7) private clubs with no employees . The law is enforced by the Ohio Department of Health, which began enforcement on May 3, 2007 . A business may be fined up to $2,500 and individuals $100 for violation of the ban . Local governments may regulate smoking more stringently than the state . </Li> <Li> A ruling by the 10th District Court of Appeals in Columbus upheld the law, stating that a bar owner had intentionally violated it . The bar owner, facing violations and fines totaling $33,000, brought suit, claiming the ban is unconstitutional . On May 23, 2012, The Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed the ruling of the Tenth District Court of Appeals . </Li> <Li> North Royalton, April 16, 2008, passed Ordinance 08 - 69 banning smoking in public outdoor places owned by the city . Smoking areas may be designated at the mayor's discretion . </Li> <Li> Oberlin, June 2010, Oberlin, banned smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco in city parks . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Statewide smoking ban: On December 7, 2006, after passage by Ohio voters on November 7, 2006, Chapter 3794 (titled "Smoking Ban") of the Ohio Revised Code went into effect, banning smoking statewide in all enclosed workplaces in Ohio, including bars and restaurants . The law exempts (1) private residences except when being used as a business when employees other than the owner are present, (2) designated hotel / motel smoking rooms, (3) family - owned and operated businesses not open to the public where all employees are related to the owner, (4) designated smoking areas in nursing homes, (5) retail tobacco stores, (6) outdoor patios, (7) private clubs with no employees . The law is enforced by the Ohio Department of Health, which began enforcement on May 3, 2007 . A business may be fined up to $2,500 and individuals $100 for violation of the ban . Local governments may regulate smoking more stringently than the state . </Li> <Li> A ruling by the 10th District Court of Appeals in Columbus upheld the law, stating that a bar owner had intentionally violated it . The bar owner, facing violations and fines totaling $33,000, brought suit, claiming the ban is unconstitutional . On May 23, 2012, The Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed the ruling of the Tenth District Court of Appeals . </Li>

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