I don't know where you are from, but in this particular case - you're wrong.
Restaurant owners were not unwitting in this situation - they just didn't think it would happen and sat around and did nothing.
And it goes beyond restaurants and bars.
I do consultant work from my home - no one ever comes here, but I do have a home business. If I renew my business license next January - I will be unable to smoke in my home.
This is definitely a private property rights issue.
A friend of mine who owns a shop downtown has seperate offices upstairs - where the public is not invited. Under the letter of this law, and according to one of the local papers, the intent of this law - he will no longer be able to smoke in his own office upstairs from his store - and he owns the building.
anyone who doesn't think this is a private property issue - has no concept of how far reaching this ban is.
In all honesty I never thought of this and yes I can see the PC Police going after people/businesses on this issue
Thanks for pointing this out