Smoking ban in ND to include commercial trucks

In Ontario Canada we passed a law for no smoking in public places a few years back. In the beginning, some businesses suffered. It didn't take very long at all before the same people were back in the restaurants and bars (not smoking in them) PLUS the non-smokers who now enjoy going more because it is a smoke free environment. Smokers just step outside for a quick smoke. Only 20% maybe 30% depending where you look, of the population smokes. Who would be smart to cater to the smaller demographic? In the end, I believe it is a great law.We also have the no smoking in trucks, except ours is for ANYONE, owner, company driver, whatever, doesn't matter, cannot smoke in a truck. However, if the company is registered federally, the law does not apply. It is kind of stupid and there was a whole bunch of hoopla about it when it happened here too. When it first passed the cops wrote some tickets for it. I have not heard squat about it ever since. I would bet the same will happen in ND.

 

This isn't a political issue for me at all, I just was not aware that it included privately owned commercial vehicles. Give them an inch, they take a mile. ######. They pulled a fast one, on a state that prides itself on a hands off government.

 

America, land of the free LOL

 

Time has proven that the ones who claim to be anti government intervention only want intervention if it is to protect the interests of those who financed their campaign.

 

Incrementalism. The over-reaching politicians friend. And the American people keep biting and biting and biting....

 

Huh? Double negatives and I am not anti anything, just wasn't aware how far reaching the law was.

 

Shuddup and shuddup some more.......you show so much disrespect with that remark, you need to shuddupyourface.

 

After stalling actually reading the law, I finally gave it a look see. One problem I see in all this. down into the law is states that every vehicle used in employment must have a sign affixed to it that says no smoking. Now this ought to be interesting as to whether this applies to out of state owned vehicles. And if it does not, then that would mean the application of the law does not apply fully to any out of state vehicles, and therefore out of state business' and their equipment is exempt. If it does apply to each and every out of state vehicle and the occupants, then there might be a conflict with the interstate commerce act. This might be fun for an attorney in the end. There is no mention in the law that any out of state vehicle that enters the state must display the no smoking sign on the vehicle, therefore the operator could not necessarily be charged with a violation if there was no sign displayed to show that no smoking was allowed in the vehicle. I see the law suits coming now.