Council Investigates Hookah Bar Regulations

The Baltimore County Council wants to regulate Hookah bars.

A bill asking the Planning Commission for the best methods to define and regulate the bars is scheduled for a final vote on Monday, according to the county’s website. 

Hookahs are water pipes that flavored tobacco is smoked from.

The bars are able to operate through a loophole in state laws banning smoking indoors.

According to the legislation, the county is addressing the Hookah bar issue because they’re becoming more popular in the county.