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(OTTUMWA, Iowa) - The Pit Stop Sports Bar and Grill is the latest Heartland Bar to suffer a suspended liquor license.

That suspension is the result of violating the state's smoking ban.

The suspension will begin on July 3 and last for seven days. The bar's owners will also pay a $1,000 civil fine.

The KTVO viewing area has been a hotbed of opposition to the smoking ban. Of the 49 establishments who have had action taken against  them, nine have been from this area,. That represents 18-percent of the statewide total

Not only has Southeast Iowa seen a large number of violators, but Ottumwa V-F-W Post 775 has been one of the most vocal opponents of the ban.

Area establishments who have been disciplined by the state for violations of the state's smoking ban:

• Vine Street Nugget Ottumwa
• VFW Post 775 Ottumwa
• T McGills Moulton
• Stumble Inn Donnellson
• Smoking Jo's Ottumwa
• Pit Row Eddyville
• The Keg Ottumwa
• Gordy's Bar and Grill Centerville
• Alibi Centerville