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“We’ve … discussed it, and our membership is opposed to it,” he said. The club already has nine smoke-eaters — machines that filter the air — to try to accommodate nonsmokers, Scheidel said. Smith said his lodge has also had success with that technology.
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A group of especially frustrated bar owners tried to get the state law declared unconstitutional, but the state Supreme Court in 2007 upheld the ban and the legislature’s exemption of private clubs and casinos.
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Jerry Scheidel, governor of Moose Lodge 1547 in Middletown, said a smoking ban was proposed but never made it to a vote.
“We’ve … discussed it, and our membership is opposed to it,” he said. The club already has nine smoke-eaters — machines that filter the air — to try to accommodate nonsmokers, Scheidel said. Smith said his lodge has also had success with that technology.
Private clubs throughout the nation are either choosing to go smokeless or being forced to clear the air by workplace laws meant to prevent exposure to secondhand smoke, said Bronson Frick, associate director of Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights [ [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]].
“It’s definitely a national trend,” Frick said. “Increasingly, even in private clubs,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], people don’t want to have to breathe toxic air. … We’ve heard of a number of different private clubs around the country that are going smoke-free as part of an effort to refresh their membership.”