When you're at a bar in South Dakota do you like to have a drink maybe light up some cigarettes?

Well soon it could be lights out for all South Dakota smokers.

"I don't think the government should have a right to tell me where I can and can't smoke," said Sioux Falls smoker and bartender Ed Mohr.

But supporters of the smoking ban say it's time to pass a state-wide ban because its already against the law to smoke in a public place in almost every state around South Dakota.

"There's a lot of people in the public that are looking for smoke free places, so they can go to a bar and have a couple of drinks and not come home smelling like an ashtray," said Darrin Smith of the American Heart Association.

He and other members of the South Dakota Tobacco-Free Kids network briefed legislators this week on a bill to ban smoking in all public places in South Dakota.

"We know that the debate on wether or not second hand smoke is dangerous for folks is over," said Jennifer Stalley of American Cancer Society. "The science is massive and conclusive that theres not a safe level for second hand smoke."

But back at the bar, smoker Ed Mohr says he should have a choice. "I feel its basically discrimination against smokers," he said.

He says its also going to impact his tips and his income because smokers will stop going to bars. "I won't go to a bar If I can't smoke," he said "I'll go to a bar, buy some beer and go home."

But supporters say most folks in South Dakota favor the ban, and they say soon smokers like Ed might have to find other places to light up.