Honduras Cracks Down on Smoking in Private Residences
February 22, 2011 | Health
In one of the strictest anti-smoking laws that has ever been seen, the Honduran government is now cracking down on secondhand smoke in public and private places, including homes.
While the new law does not make it illegal to smoke inside your own home should you own one in Honduras, it does establish the ability for any visitor in the home to complain about secondhand smoke should you be smoking while they are in your home.
If someone turns you in for such a crime, the find could be steep. The find could be up to $311, which is roughly a month’s salary at minimum wage in Honduras.
Though the law seems tough, enforcing it could actually be even tougher. Should someone complain, the 12,000 police officers will be hard pressed to respond to the calls because crime is so high in the country, which has population of 8 million people.
Though this part of the law may be hard to enforce, the other parts of the law may not be. Smoking has also been banned in most public and private businesses including bars and nightclubs. Smokers also are not allowed to smoke within six feet of others in any public area, including outdoors.
This article was written by: Heath Sellers
