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Bowling Green council adopts vape‑store limits after debate; one proposed mile‑radius cap fails
Summary
Bowling Green City Council adopted Ordinance 9‑308 regulating tobacco and vape shops after lengthy debate and amendments. An attempt to remove a one‑mile spacing provision failed; council did approve an amendment striking an hours restriction and then adopted the ordinance as amended.
Bowling Green City Council adopted Ordinance 9‑308 on a final roll call after extended discussion about whether new tobacco and vape shops should be tightly restricted within the city.
The ordinance, as adopted, places new limits on where vape and tobacco retail establishments may locate in the city. Council members considered two amendments during the debate: one to remove a one‑mile spacing restriction between like businesses and a second to strike a provision that would have limited operating hours. The motion to remove the one‑mile spacing provision failed on a 2‑4 vote; a later motion to strike the hours restriction passed and the ordinance was adopted as amended.
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