Amico's Inc. v. Mattos, 00-48 (2001)

DECISION

The Town of East Greenwich has enacted an ordinance which regulates smoking in restaurants and bars. Ordinance 686 prohibits smoking in town-licensed facilities or in the alternative requires license holders to provide separate, enclosed smoking areas wherein no one under the age of I8 years may be served. Bars are exempt from the restrictions, provided no customer under the age of 21 years is permitted on the premises.

This Court has been asked to decide whether the Town of East Greenwich has the authority to impose these conditions on the holders of liquor and/or victualing licenses.…