Part of smoking ban can take effect
A judge in Las Vegas said he would let a voter-approved smoking ban take effect in Clark County, but without criminal penalties.
Clark County District Court Judge Douglas Herndon issued a preliminary injunction against part of the measure that would make it a misdemeanor offense to smoke in bars and restaurants, in slot machine sections of grocery and convenience stores, and at video arcades, shopping malls, schools and day-care centers.
The law still allows smoking on the gambling floors of casinos on and off the Las Vegas Strip.
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