University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, March 30, 1988
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Bill would change restaurant seating
Half of space would go to nonsmokers
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — Opponents of a bill that would require Kansas restaurants to provide at least half of their seating for nonsmokers told lawmakers that the proposal was discriminatory, but supporters said it would protect patrons from the habits of others.
George Puckett, representing the Kansas Restaurant Association, told the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee that restaurant owners had been singled out as an example regarding the public smoking issue.
The bill would require all restaurants to prohibit smoking by customers in at least 50 percent of its seating.
"Laws are not capable of determining the individual needs of the customers in a restaurant at any given meal." Puckett said. "Sometimes, more than 50 percent is needed for non-smokers, which the bill does not allow, but more than 50 percent is needed, which the bill does not allow."
He also told the committee that the bill could drive some restaurants out
of business.
of business.
State Sen. Ben Vidricksen, R-Salina, said he thought the breakdown of seating for smokers and nonsmokers should be left to the discretion of the restaurant owner.
But Dave Pomeyer, representing Kansans for Non-Smokers' Rights, said the provision would protect people from passive smoking, which is the inhalation of smoke from another's cigarette.
"Kansans who have chosen not to smoke should be free not to do so," he
"For some unknown reason, the restaurant industry in Kansas has opposed any mandatory smoking regulations. The restaurant industry has continued to ignore the wishes of the majority of Kansans who do not smoke."
Gary Hulett, representing the Department of Health and Environment, said the department supported the bill.
"It would help protect the nonsmoker from the involuntary health consequences of exposure to tobacco smoke in public places," he said.
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