Our Cities

We're fighting for clean air in your city.

We're working city by city to pass comprehensive smokefree workplace ordinances across Northern Kentucky. Select your city to see where things stand and how you can help.

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Why this city

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Where smoke is still legal
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A comprehensive city ordinance would close these gaps and protect every worker.
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Official contacts sourced from the OneNKY Alliance directory (June 2026). Confirm before each outreach push.
When you call, three talking points:
1. Workers deserve protection from secondhand smoke on the job.
2. Smoke-free workplaces don't hurt restaurant or bar revenue.
3. 1,000+ U.S. communities have already done it successfully.
The Ordinance

What a comprehensive smokefree workplace ordinance actually does

A comprehensive — or 100% — smoke-free ordinance makes every indoor workplace and public place smoke-free, with no exceptions and no separate smoking sections. It rests on one simple principle from the model ordinance: the right to breathe smoke-free air takes priority over the desire to smoke.

Why "comprehensive," not partial

OSHA and NIOSH — the federal agencies responsible for workplace safety — have formally stated that there are no known safe levels of secondhand smoke and that ventilation systems cannot adequately control for nonsmoker exposure. Separate smoking sections do not protect employees.

The 2006 Surgeon General's Report is definitive: establishing smoke-free workplaces is the only effective way to ensure secondhand smoke exposure does not occur in the workplace. Employees in smoke-filled workplaces face a 25–50% higher risk of heart attack.

Sources: OSHA; NIOSH; 2006 U.S. Surgeon General's Report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke.

What the ordinance covers

The core provisions of the model Smoke-Free Air Ordinance.

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Private residences lose this exemption when used as a childcare, adult day care, or health care facility.

How it's enforced

The Northern Kentucky Health Department enforces the ordinance under an interlocal agreement with each city, primarily during routine business inspections. Penalties escalate and are designed to gain compliance, not punish.

$50
Individual smoking violation

Maximum fine for a person smoking where it's prohibited.

Warn → $100 → $250
Business violations

A warning first, then escalating fines for repeat violations within a year. License suspension is possible.

60 days
To take effect

The law becomes effective 60 days after its second reading and adoption by council.

🛡️ Workers are protected: employers cannot fire, refuse to hire, or otherwise retaliate against an employee or customer for exercising their rights under the ordinance.

Key definitions, in plain language

A few terms do the heavy lifting in the ordinance.

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This is the model ordinance Northern Kentucky cities are working from. The final text is tailored to each city and legally reviewed before adoption.
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