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JANUARY 9, 2009 Income Tax Preparation Estate Planning Compilations, Reviews & Audits Bookkeeping Services ■ Business Valuations 503-233-1133 www.bgocpas.tom info@bgocpas.com 1500 NE Irving Si., Suite 440 Portland, OR 97232-4208 kip JRC: With mandatory bicycle helmet laws for kids and liquor laws enforced by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, Cathryn Cushing, spokeswoman for the Oregon Department of Human Services' Tobacco Prevention Oregon has gained the reputation as a Education Program, says a little regulation, in the “nanny state.” Does the smoking ban re form of a smoking ban, is good for Oregon. inforce this stereotype? the law. We aren’t interested in antagonistic CC: Given the current crisis that we’re in, people should lighten up about a certain relationships. Enforcement is complaint-driven. A complaint amount of regulation. has to be filed before action is taken. Someone Calling us a nanny state is really short-sight can call or file a complaint on our Web site, ed. If there was a workplace where people were which is forwarded to the county. The county will breathing asbestos and benzene, we would say, send a letter informing them of the law. If a sec “Why isn’t the government doing something ond complaint is filed, county personnel will do a about that?” Well, asbestos and benzene are in site visit, talk to the business owner and set up a secondhand smoke. remediation plan with the business. If the business is unwilling to comply, there’s a fine structure set JRC: If the smoking ban is meant to prevent up. Fines are up to $500 per day with a $2,000- exposing workers to secondhand smoke, do you also oppose the use of smokeless tobacco products? per-month maximum. There are no penalties in the law for individuals. CC: Any tobacco product carries some inher ent risk, and we would never advocate for them. Portland has been a test market for [the Camel | JRC: The smoking ban is a victory for non- smokers. What’s next? tobacco product] Snus and will be a test market CC: We have won a significant battle, pro for dissolvable tobacco products coming out in tecting people from secondhand smoke. We January. One of the best results from passing laws need to help people in the private sector under like these is it gives people incentive to quit. We fear those products might give people less incen stand that secondhand smoke is bad. People who own multiusage housing are beginning to under tive to quit. stand smoking in building affects more than just the tenants. We are always going to work hard to JRC: What is the enforcement plan? get people to quit and help prevent young peo CC: We, the Department of Human Services, ple from starting. This is just one step—a really are the enforcement authority. We’ve delegated significant one, but just one step. The tobacco that authority to county health departments. We industry is still out there. 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