Employees affected And even that, he said, is inappropriate. It's like trying to chlorinate 25 percent of a swimming pool. And it's not just for the protection of the smokers, he says, but for employees. Even still, many opponents of the Bourne smoking ban claim that the issue became muddled on Monday when they were presented a series of amendments. Some say that by the time they voted, they didn't even know what they were voting for.
Troy concedes there are aspects of the language that remain ambiguous.
But it does not make clear whether people can smoke on an outdoor patio if a restaurant has one. However, the way Collett sees it, it's pretty straightforward. He says the law states that there shall be no smoking allowed in indoor enclosed places of public accomodation. And he claimed there's no scientific data available that restaurants in any community have lost money after the imposition of a smoking ban. At the Mezza-Luna Restaurant on Main Street, owner E.J. Cubellis says he'll move a smoking section outside if that's allowed.