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# Santa Monica Restaurants Have Until July 22 to Enforce Outdoor Smoking Ban
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/070208-story/
- Published: 2008-07-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:19:18.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Brandon Wise WHERE THERE’S SMOKE: Restaurants and bars will have until July 22 to enforce a new smoking law which makes business owners liable if they knowingly or intentionally allow customers to smoke in outdoor dining areas and patios. The City Council passed the ban in April.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 2, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/070208.pdf?ref=smdp.com)