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Area Organizations Face Smoking Violations 

Several area organizations are facing smoking violations, and they made their case to health officials on Tuesday morning.

The organizations appeared at administrative smoke-free hearings at Columbus Public Health, NBC 4's Tom Brockman reported.

Inspectors said when they visited American Legion Post 144 on South High Street in January they found numerous people smoking at the bar. Having been warned for a previous violation, city inspectors fined the organization $200.

The group is now fighting the fine. In a preliminary administrative hearing before an independent decision-maker, the post's manager defended the allegations, saying he can't control what people do when he isn't around.

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