Zeno's on 3rd Ave in Harrison West being sued by the State over Smoking Ban

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clipped from www.dispatch.com Saturday,  August 15, 2009 3:03 AM By Timothy Magaw THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The state is suing two bars -- one in Columbus and one in Cincinnati -- for violating the state's 2-year-old smoking ban. The bars -- Zeno's Victorian Village in Columbus and O'Neal's Tavern in Cincinnati -- are the targets of the first lawsuits filed by the attorney general's office. They were filed on behalf of the Ohio Department of Health. Local officials have cited Zeno's for nine violations and fined the bar more than $28,000. O'Neal's has been cited 12 times and fined more than $21,000. The state filed suit against Zeno's yesterday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. "Sometimes that wakes them up right away and helps us resolve the matter," Attorney General Richard Cordray said. Columbus Public Health first sent a warning letter to Zeno's in July 2007. The latest complaint was sent three weeks ago. Zeno's appealed the city's fines last year but lost.