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| | The Smokers Club, Inc. - MN Hennepin County |
 | | Of the county's 6,800 restaurants and bars, 4,400 are within the three cities' limits, said Bill Belknap, spokesman for the Hennepin County public health agency. |
 | | Bar owners in Hennepin County, particularly those bordering other counties and cities without smoking bans, are being economically hurt by the four-month-old ban, he said, and may need to be listened to as they argue they should be exempted. |
 | | Hennepin County's current ban, which took effect March 31, is modeled after the ban Minneapolis adopted last year, and it covers nearly all eating establishments, including traditional bars. |
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