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Residents in Montgomery County, Md., may be fined up to $750 if their neighbors complain about tobacco smoke odor from their homes, according to a new measure.
County Executive Douglas Duncan initially excluded smoke from a list of pollutants covered by the measure, but a committee restored it and six of the nine members of the council agreed after a heated debate Tuesday.
The measure ? one of the most restrictive anti-smoking ordinances in the nation ? would put tobacco smoke on par with asbestos, radon, molds, pesticides and other pollutants. If the smoke gets into a neighbor's home, the neighbor would be able to complain to the county's Department of Environmental Protection.
Residents in Montgomery County, Md., may be fined up to $750 if their neighbors complain about tobacco smoke odor from their homes, according to a new measure.
County Executive Douglas Duncan initially excluded smoke from a list of pollutants covered by the measure, but a committee restored it and six of the nine members of the council agreed after a heated debate Tuesday.
The measure ? one of the most restrictive anti-smoking ordinances in the nation ? would put tobacco smoke on par with asbestos, radon, molds, pesticides and other pollutants. If the smoke gets into a neighbor's home, the neighbor would be able to complain to the county's Department of Environmental Protection.
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