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Home My WebLink About EH-01-2020-8237.TIFPage I ol'2 DHHS » DPH » Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch » SmokeFree NC.90V LL ,e,.M rs„a,.,: Nn ..rv,q; ...:,./... an. NL•uclunrernm of Ilcullh and Nnrth CYldina IIYFrYn tiOCV ICCz PYhI1C IICOI[It Complaint Filing Confirmation Thank you for submitting your complaint. The information you submitted is shown below. Your complaint will be investigated. Note: Please review the information below carefully. If any information you submitted is incorrect, please follow up with an email to SmokeFree NC Support explaining any corrections that need to be made. Business: RANDOLPHS Address 1: 16 2ND ST NW Address 2: City: HICKORY County: Catawba State: North Carolina Zip Code: 28601 Complainant Confirmed Business Location? Yes Date of Complaint: 01/08/2020 Date of Violation: 1/7/2020 Time of Violation: 5:00 PM Complaint Details: Smoking inside a restaurant or bar. Who did you observe smoking? Customer(s) Description of Violation: Observed smoking numberous times in bar area, usually the hours of 5pm - 2am Complainant Remain Anonymous? Yes Return to: TPCB Home Page I Complaint Form Last Modified: Friday, June 29, 20t2 9:58 AM 1 /8/2020 NC Smoke-free Restaurant and Bar Law Third Notice of Complaint th January 9 2020 Randolph’s nd 16 2 Street NW Hickory, NC 28601 Dear Manager/Owner, On January 2, 2010, a new law went into effect prohibiting smoking in restaurants and bars in North Carolina entitled an ACT TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES AND CERTAIN PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT (S.L 2009-27) referred to as the NC Smoke-free Restaurants and Bars Law. Catawba County Public Health has received a nd complaint of an alleged violation of the law at (Randolph’s Billiards; 16 2 St. NW; Hickory, NC 28601 .) Your establishment is required to comply with the new law. Under the new law, smoking is prohibited in enclosed areas of bars and restaurants. Smoking is also not allowed in enclosed areas of many lodging establishments that operate a permitted restaurant. A person in charge of a restaurant, bar or lodging establishment that is subject to the new law must: 1) post the required no-smoking signs, 2) remove indoor ashtrays and other smoking receptacles, and 3) direct any person who is smoking to extinguish the lighted tobacco product. The following describes the particular alleged violation(s): Reported on: January 7, 2020 Smoking observed during business hours. This letter is not a notice of violation. Instead, we are taking this opportunity to provide you with information to help you ensure that your establishment is in compliance with the new law. Violation(s) of the law by the business has the following penalties:  First violation: the person in violation receives written notice of the person's first violation and notification of action to be taken in the event of subsequent violations.  Second violation: the person in violation receives a written notice of the person's second violation and notification of administrative penalties to be imposed for third and subsequent violations.  Third and subsequent violations: the person in violation receives an administrative penalty of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each day on which a violation of this law or rules occurs may be considered a separate and distinct violation. Enclosed is basic information about provisions of the laws and a business guide with a link to the website www.smokefree.nc.gov where you can find more detailed information. Additionally, to further assist your establishment in complying with the NC Smoke-free Restaurants and Bars Law, a representative from our local health department may follow-up with you to provide educational assistance. Please take advantage of this opportunity to become more familiar with the law. We are available to assist you in bringing your establishment into compliance with the law. If you have any questions concerning the law or would like to receive additional information, please visit www.smokefree.nc.gov, or call Catawba County Environmental Health at 828-465-8270. Sincerely, Jennifer McCracken Interim Health Director Catawba County Public Health Encl.: (Business Guide, No-smoking signs)