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Aprobată în 1999 dar niciodată implementată, legea fumatului ar fi prevenit ca clienții de baruri și restaurante să sprindă țigări, dar ar fi scutit cluburile private de la regulă.
Passed in 1999 but never put into effect, the smoking law would have prevented bar and restaurant patrons from lighting up, but exempted private clubs from the regulation.