RADCLIFF, Ky. (AP) -- The central Kentucky city of Radcliff has joined a growing number of other cities around the state that have approved smoking bans.
The News-Enterprise of Elizabethtown reports the Radcliff City County voted 4-2 on Thursday to approve a ban in most public places.
Councilman J.J. Duvall voted no, saying the ordinance was too restrictive. He had proposed an exemption for charitable gaming events such as bingo.
A previous ordinance was voted down in 2007, but most council members said they were convinced by residents that the ordinance is needed. It will take effect April 1, 2010.
More than a dozen other cities in Kentucky have passed smoking bans.
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