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Oh come on, people! Is it really that bad that it has to come to this?
From the LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-calabasas21jan21,0,3841370.story?track=rss
Calabasas Snuffs Out Public Smoking
Citing health concerns, the small West Valley city takes a stand that even some of its nonsmoking residents say may go too far.
By Amanda Covarrubias, Times Staff Writer
The city of 30,000 this week adopted an ordinance - considered by experts to be one of the toughest in the nation - strictly regulating smoking in public places. The rule bans smoking in outdoor spaces when other people are in the area.
The new law will work like this: If someone is smoking in a public area in violation of the ordinance and is asked by another person to extinguish his cigarette, cigar or pipe and the smoker refuses, then the offended person can file a written complaint with the city attorney's office.
The city attorney can then decide whether to pursue the matter, which would mean contacting the smoker about having violated the law.
From the LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-calabasas21jan21,0,3841370.story?track=rss
Calabasas Snuffs Out Public Smoking
By Amanda Covarrubias, Times Staff Writer
The city of 30,000 this week adopted an ordinance - considered by experts to be one of the toughest in the nation - strictly regulating smoking in public places. The rule bans smoking in outdoor spaces when other people are in the area.
The new law will work like this: If someone is smoking in a public area in violation of the ordinance and is asked by another person to extinguish his cigarette, cigar or pipe and the smoker refuses, then the offended person can file a written complaint with the city attorney's office.
The city attorney can then decide whether to pursue the matter, which would mean contacting the smoker about having violated the law.