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This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Clean Indoor Air Worker Protection Law to create a limited waiver from the indoor smoking ban for certain drinking establishments. Eligible establishments had to meet licensing and operating requirements, notify employees before applying, and provide financial information; the waiver application period generally ended January 1, 2012, with additional rules for certain establishments above tobacco distribution businesses.

Amending Section 10-602 of The Philadelphia Code, known as the "Clean Indoor Air Worker Protection Law," by providing a limited period of time, expiring January 1, 2012, during which certain Drinking Establishments, as defined, may apply for and obtain a waiver of the provisions of the Section prohibiting smoking in certain places, under certain terms and conditions.