Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To Gulf Shores Smoking Ban

Alabama Gulf Shores Jennifer Gann was gined $50 for smoking in a bar where she worked. Gann argued that the law was not intended to protect public health but to allow the City of Gulf Shores to bully citizens.
by The Associated Press
Published: Fri, August 07, 2009 - 5:27 pm CST Last Updated: Fri, August 07, 2009 - 5:49 pm CST
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A state appeals court has rejected a challenge to Gulf Shores' ban on smoking in enclosed public places.

Jennifer Leigh Gann had been convicted of violating the ban by smoking in a bar where she worked in the beach town. She was fined $50.

Gann argued that the law was not intended to protect public health, but to allow the City of Gulf Shores to bully citizens. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals turned back her argument in an unanimous decision Friday. The court also said the ban does not violate Alabama's constitution.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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KxVicious
KxVicious Says:
Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 8:31 pm

She was SMOKING IN A BAR. I understand her argument completely. Alcohol is just as bad as smoking, if they’re “protecting public health” then there should not have been a BAR for her to smoke in!

A person getting behind the wheel intoxicated is WAY more likely to kill someone than her lighting up!

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