For years, the Cincinnati Board of Health has assisted the state of Ohio in regulating tobacco retail establishments under the Ohio Smoke Free Workplace Act.
Businesses found in violation of the act have often been issued little more than violation notices and fine citations, but a recently passed resolution could be the key to ramping up enforcement.
The measure, approved unanimously during the board of health’s regular meeting last week, grants the agency the authority to involve the city’s law department and pursue legal action when needed, providing an additional tool to ensure compliance with the act in situations where other enforcement efforts have not resolved the issue…