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Bullitt County's board of health voted to enact a countywide smoking ban Tuesday evening, but the county's Fiscal Court wants a judge to decide if the board has that authority.
- Bullitt Fiscal Court's Ban On Smoking In Public Buildings Negates Broader Health-board Ban; Case Worries Local Health Directors
A smoker in the Bullitt County Judicial Center last month. (Photo by Dana Rieber, special to The Courier-Journal)Who should get to steer the no-smoking ship in Bullitt County? The county fiscal court passed an ordinance Wednesday night that banned...
- In Kentucky, Enacting A Local Smoking Ban Means Respecting The Heritage Of Tobacco, County Health Directors Say
Jim Rousey, left, is retired public health director for Madison County; Scott Lockard is director for Clark County. (Kentucky Center For Smoke-Free Policy photo)By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The toughest challenge in passing a local smoking...
- Bullitt County Health Board Will Appeal Judge's Ruling Against Smoking Ban, With Financial Help From Clark County
The Bullitt County Board of Health will appeal a local judge's ruling that it lacks the authority to impose a smoking ban, and it will get some help from the board in Clark County, one of four where bans have been enacted by health boards instead...
- Judge To Decide If Health Board's Smoking Ban Will Stand In Bullitt County, As One Did In Hopkins County
Whether the Bullitt County Board of Health had the authority to pass a countywide smoking ban is in the hands of Bullitt Circuit Judge Rodney Burress, who heard from the board and representatives of the Fiscal Court objecting to the move Thursday. In...
- Survey Shows 75 Percent Of Bullitt County Residents Favor Smoking Ban; Measure To Be Considered Tomorrow
A survey found 75 percent of 400 Bullitt County residents would support a smoking ban in businesses. The numbers were released a day before the Bullitt County Board of Health is set to consider the ban, The Courier-Journal's Emily Hagedorn reports....
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Bullitt County health board votes to make county smoke-free; Fiscal Court wants a judge to decide if a board has that power
Bullitt County's board of health voted to enact a countywide smoking ban Tuesday evening, but the county's Fiscal Court wants a judge to decide if the board has that authority."This is not about the smoking ban," Judge-Executive Melanie Roberts told WAVE-TV's Connie Leonard. "This is about which agency can enact legislation." Health Department Director Swannie Jett said fighting the ban is "ludicrous if you just think about the health impacts."
The Bullitt County Board of Health is not the first in Kentucky to enact such a ban. Health boards in Woodford, Hopkins, Madison and Clark counties did likewise. The move in Hopkins County did result in a legal battle, but the judge sided with the health department. (Read more)
Meanwhile, in a story healdined, "Smoking-ban advocates find Southern Kentucky a hard sell," the Lexington Herald-Leader's Bill Estep explains how a multi-county agency such as the Lake Cumberland District Health Department can enact a smoking ordinance. "A county health department that stands alone can approve a smoke-free law by regulation," he reports. "Counties under a district health department board can't, however; the multi-county board would have to approve such a regulation for the entire district." (Read more)
- Bullitt Fiscal Court's Ban On Smoking In Public Buildings Negates Broader Health-board Ban; Case Worries Local Health Directors
A smoker in the Bullitt County Judicial Center last month. (Photo by Dana Rieber, special to The Courier-Journal)Who should get to steer the no-smoking ship in Bullitt County? The county fiscal court passed an ordinance Wednesday night that banned...
- In Kentucky, Enacting A Local Smoking Ban Means Respecting The Heritage Of Tobacco, County Health Directors Say
Jim Rousey, left, is retired public health director for Madison County; Scott Lockard is director for Clark County. (Kentucky Center For Smoke-Free Policy photo)By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The toughest challenge in passing a local smoking...
- Bullitt County Health Board Will Appeal Judge's Ruling Against Smoking Ban, With Financial Help From Clark County
The Bullitt County Board of Health will appeal a local judge's ruling that it lacks the authority to impose a smoking ban, and it will get some help from the board in Clark County, one of four where bans have been enacted by health boards instead...
- Judge To Decide If Health Board's Smoking Ban Will Stand In Bullitt County, As One Did In Hopkins County
Whether the Bullitt County Board of Health had the authority to pass a countywide smoking ban is in the hands of Bullitt Circuit Judge Rodney Burress, who heard from the board and representatives of the Fiscal Court objecting to the move Thursday. In...
- Survey Shows 75 Percent Of Bullitt County Residents Favor Smoking Ban; Measure To Be Considered Tomorrow
A survey found 75 percent of 400 Bullitt County residents would support a smoking ban in businesses. The numbers were released a day before the Bullitt County Board of Health is set to consider the ban, The Courier-Journal's Emily Hagedorn reports....