Santa Monica: Latest smoking ban takes effect

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Whacked out fucking progressivism. I say if these loons want a "smoke free" town why be half assed about it?? You don't want people to smoke there then you shouldn't get revenue from the sales of cigs. Distributers should band together and boycott distribution to Santa Monica.

These clowns have made smoking an actionable claim...(you can now be sued civilly for smoking in Santa Monica).

CITY HALL — You no longer have to leave the safety of your own home to ******* a Santa Monica anti-smoking law.

As of today, it's ******* to smoke outdoors within 25-feet of any apartment building door, window or vent — a rule aimed at preventing smokers from lighting up on patios and balconies of multi-unit residential properties.

The new law was uncontroversial when it came before the City Council recently. Mayor Bobby Shriver, who said he supported the concept of the balcony and patio ban but felt the ordinance should have gone further by requiring landlords to designate certain units as non-smoking, cast the only dissenting vote.

Under the law, a person who smokes in a restricted area is subject to a court-ordered payment of $100 for the first offense. Subsequent violations carry payments of $200 and $500 respectively.

Landlords are also required to post at least one conspicuous sign in an apartment or condo common area notifying residents of the new law and the remedy. They also must give notice by Dec. 1 to all tenants in affected units informing them of the new locations where smoking is ****** and the remedies for enforcing the new law.

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