Ordinance Urged to Bolster Smoking Ban
Los Angeles bar owners would be required to post a sign with a toll-free number to report illegal smoking under an ordinance recommended Monday by a City Council panel.
The council’s Public Safety Committee also called for designating the Fire Department as the enforcement agency for the ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, and allocating $306,000 to pay for its services.
Councilwoman Laura Chick said the new measures will address those, including herself, who think the city is not carrying out the voters’ will with a tough enforcement program.
“It looks like we have a program that we have every reason to believe will be many times more effective than what we’ve had in place,” Chick said.
The ordinance now must go before the full City Council for a vote.
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