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Moscow cigar lounge owner asks council to amend smoking ordinance to allow alcohol service
Summary
Owner of The Refuge Cigar Lounge told the Moscow City Council on Aug. 18 that Title 10, Chapter 1, Section 23 treats his business like a typical bar and prevents the lounge from offering alcohol service; he asked the council to consider a narrowly tailored amendment to permit alcohol service where smoking is the central activity.
Cody Barr, owner-operator of The Refuge Cigar Lounge, urged the Moscow City Council on Aug. 18 to consider a narrow change to a local smoking ordinance so his business can serve alcohol indoors. Barr said his lounge, which opened about five months ago, operates around indoor cigar smoking and that patrons and staff “expect” smoke in the venue.
Barr asked the council to consider an amendment to Title 10, Chapter 1, Section 23 — the local ordinance that prohibits smoking in bars — to allow alcohol service in businesses “where smoking is the central purpose.” He said…
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