Free Wilmington Travel Guide!New NC laws to soon go into effect
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A new law designed to help smokers put out their cigarettes is one of more than thirty laws taking effect in North Carolina as the New Year begins.
A ban on smoking in restaurants and bars begins early Saturday morning. Smokers could face $50 fines for lighting up and restaurants could pay $200 a day penalties for ignoring the law.
Other laws will help people looking for lost pets at animal shelters and crack down on drivers using handicapped parking permits inappropriately.
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A new law designed to help smokers put out their cigarettes is one of more than thirty laws taking effect in North Carolina as the New Year begins.
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