Atlanta Mayor OKs Smoking Ban In Bars, Restaurants, Airport

The legislation – which bans smoking and vaping in enclosed areas such as bars, restaurants and the smoking rooms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – was signed by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and will go into effect Jan. 2.

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The mayor of Atlanta has signed legislation banning smoking and vaping in enclosed areas such as bars, restaurants and the smoking rooms in one of the world’s busiest airports.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the legislation signed by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will go into effect Jan. 2.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been one of the few major U.S. hubs where people could still smoke inside designated rooms.