BOISE - It's an issue that has Dave Bibeau, owner of Suds Tavern, fuming.

"If they don't like the smoking then maybe they need to stay home," Bibeau said.

Working with Smoke Free Idaho the American Cancer Society is trying again - advocating for city wide smoking bans and this time they're hoping Boise takes the lead.

"We want to make sure that every worker in the state of Idaho has the right to breath smoke free air," said Cathy Callaway, Senior Representative for state and local campaigns with the American Cancer Society.

Idaho law allows smoking inside bars and businesses with fewer than five employees. Over the summer advocates tried to change that in Eagle but the ban went down in flames after the city council decided this is an issue for state lawmakers.

"The best practices all across the country are to start at the local level," Callaway said.

The American Cancer Society says 19 states across the country have adopted 100 percent smoke free bans including Oregon, Washington, and Utah.

While they admit they don't have support from state lawmakers this year they aren't letting it deter them from fighting the fumes in Boise.

"No one should have to choose between their job and their health," Callaway said.

"We probably have well over 50 percent people that are smoking, so what am I suppose to do give up half my business," Bibeau said.

Bibeau said in a business where some nights 75 percent of his customers light up. He's not only worried about his bottom line but also his employees.

"Tips will go down absolutely, and they live on tips," he said.

To Bibeau it wouldn't be fair to snuff out someones livelihood in the fight to clear the air.

The American Cancer Society is set to present idea on smoke free cities at next month's Association of Idaho Cities meeting.

A spokesman for Boise says as of now nothing is on ballot or agenda when it comes to banning smoking in bars and small business.