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Show Local disregard of clean air act Although the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act is an official Utah Law, some local establishments are disregarding it, said Sandra Madsen, President of the Uintah Unit, American Cancer Society The law states: "No person shall smoke in a public place or at a public meeting except in designated smoking areas." "At present, enforcement of the Clean Air Act lies mainly in public pressure," continued Mrs. Madsen. The Cancer Society has developed a wallet size card that Utahns can leave wilh the management at public places that do not have a separate smoking section. The Utah Indoor Clean Air Act is listed on one side of (he card. The oilier side bears this message: "Dear Manager: What u fine establishment this is! Tint there's one thing that would make if heller- enforcement en-forcement of the Utah Indoor ('lean Air Act. I'll enjoy coming back many limes again if you will consider my suggestion. sugges-tion. Thank you, a Concerned Patron." The cards are uvailablc free of cnarge by contacting Mrs Madsen at Drtir Mtimwr: What II fine tntflhlinhmmt thlt in! Rut there one thinu thill would mnkr It bftttr -pnforrrmrnt tif thf "Utnh Iniitntr t'Uon Air Art " tile 'iipv mminu hark many timtn attain if ynu will rnnmdrr my nunnrtwn. Thank Ynu A Cnnrtrnrtl Patron W0 Q EVtOJ LQXD ACCORDING TO UTAH CODE ANNOTATED ANNO-TATED (185.11, AS AMENDED, 8ECTION 78-IO-10S STATES: "NO PERSON SHALL 8MOKE IN A PUBLIC PLACE OR AT A PUBLIC MEETING EXCEPT IN DESIQ-C DESIQ-C j NATED SMOKING AREAS..." B AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 241 iNorll), H.r Wesl, 7IIH 27(11. "Appioximalely 2r( Utahns will lie diagnosed wilh lung cancer this year," said Mrs. Madsen, "and Another 22.r Utahns will die of the disease. Since 110 of all lung cancer Is caused by cigarette smoking, the Cancer Society is extremely concerned wilh Rinoking habits in the slate." |
