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NC Smoke-free Restaurant and Bar Law
Third Notice of Complaint
January 12, 2011
The Side Pocket Lounge
2040 Springs Rd NE
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 complaint of an alleged violation of the law
at The Side Pocket Lounge, 2040 Springs Rd NE, Hickory, NC. 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): Smoking inside a restaurant or bar.
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 Jennifer Shomaker, Tobacco Prevention Coordinator
at 828.695.5843.
Sincerely,
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Douglas W. Urland, MPA
Health Director
Catawba County Public Health
Encl.: (Business Guide, No-smoking signs)
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