7 . ▁ ▁The ▁resort ▁town ▁of ▁Asp en , ▁Colorado , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁to ▁restrict ▁sm oking ▁in ▁restaur ants , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁though ▁it ▁allowed ▁sm oking ▁in ▁areas ▁that ▁were ▁separately ▁vent il ated . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁California , ▁initi ated ▁an ▁ordin ance ▁to ▁restrict ▁sm oking ▁in ▁most ▁restaur ants , ▁in ▁ret ail ▁stores ▁and ▁at ▁public ▁meet ings . ▁It ▁ex empt ed ▁restaur ants ▁in ▁hot els ▁– ▁City ▁Council ▁members ▁reason ed ▁that ▁hotel ▁restaur ants ▁c ater ed ▁to ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁visitors ▁from ▁abroad , ▁where ▁sm oking ▁is ▁more ▁acceptable ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁ ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁San ▁Luis ▁Ob is po , ▁California , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁restrict ▁ind oor ▁sm oking ▁in ▁bars ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁restaur ants . ▁The ▁ban ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁work p laces , ▁but ▁covered ▁all ▁other ▁ind oor ▁public ▁spaces ▁ ▁and ▁its ▁enfor cement ▁was ▁somewhat ▁limited . ▁ ▁In ▁America , ▁California ' s ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁sm oking ▁ban ▁encourag ed ▁other ▁states ▁such ▁as ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁implement ▁similar ▁reg ulations . ▁California ' s ▁ban ▁included ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁restriction ▁upon ▁sm oking ▁in ▁bars , ▁extending ▁the ▁state wide ▁ban ▁en act ed