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Originally Posted by Clarion
They don't shut you down. They fine you for breaking the smoking ban law. I want to say the fine is $150-$300, which they could slap on you everyday, but as far as I know, violations of the smoking ban law are not enforcable through the Health Department, so your shop can't be shut down, just implement a cover-charge, and give some of us VIP free-admission 50% off cards.
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it's correct that it's a fine, which they definitely can implement every day - and while i don't know what the mechanism is that they would use to close a business down, i would have to believe that the LA clubs and restaurants that cater to the very-upscale market would gladly pay the daily fine in order to allow their clients to smoke --- if that were really an option.
and if you serve food, i believe you're covered...whether you call it a smokeroom or anything else.