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10/5/2016 <br />Eagan Council Tightens Tobacco Ordinance Restrictions - Eagan, MN Patch <br />On Tuesday, the Eagan City Council voted to close a loophole in the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act that allows <br />customers to test products at tobacco shops, hookah lounges and other similar retailers. <br />1 <br />The practice, called tobacco sampling, was previously allowed under the statewide Clean Indoor Air Act, which <br />otherwise prohibits smoking in most public places. The legislation, implemented in 2007 and otherwise known as the <br />Freedom to Breathe Act, sought to mitigate the effects of second-hand smoke in public places. <br />The council voted unanimously to pass an ordinance amendment prohibiting indoor tobacco sampling in the city, <br />effectively banning hookah lounges in the city. <br />Although Eagan is home to several tobacco shops, Assistant City Administrator Dianne Miller told the council on <br />Tuesday night that no retailers in the city currently practice tobacco sampling. <br />Get free real-time news alerts from the Eagan Patch. <br />Enter email address <br />More from Eagan Patch (/minnesota/eagan) <br />SUBSCRIBE <br />BREAKING: Mall of America Will Close Thanksgiving Day <br />S ado <br />il-:-���-ft�,�-,(http://patch.com/minnesota/eagan/s/fwkee/mall-of-america-will-close-thanksgiving-day) <br />Creepy Clown Craze: Farmington Police Respond to 'Bobo the Friendly Clown' <br />http://patch.com /m i nnesotaleagan/eagan-counci I-tightens-tobacco-ordinance-restri cti ons 3/43 <br />