Signage Now Available for Updated Los Angeles County Code on Smoke-Free Outdoor Dining and Bar Establishments and Mobile Food Vendors in Unincorporated Los Angeles County

On Tuesday March 26, 2019, the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors passed amendments to strengthen the County’s Ordinance on smoke-free environments and close loopholes where smoking is permitted. The following changes affect businesses that operate in Unincorporated Los Angeles County:

• An update to the definitions of "smoke" and "smoking" to include electronic smoking devices (ESDs) and cannabis;
• Prohibit smoking within 25 feet of any outdoor area of an eating establishment or bar set aside for use by patrons; and
• Prohibit smoking within 40 feet of any mobile food or temporary food facility, including trucks and carts that serve food to patrons.

Updates to the new ordinance are now effective. All dining and bar establishments with outdoor eating areas set aside for use by patrons and any mobile food or temporary food facility, including trucks and carts that serve food to patrons that operate in Unincorporated Los Angeles County are required to post appropriate signage and enforce the law.