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Two Provincetown bars cited for outdoor smoking violations  

The board of health is considering whether to find two local bars in violation of town smoking regulations.

Health Agent Jane Evans sent violation notices to Steven Schnitzer, owner of John Dough Pizza, 253 Commercial St., and Astrid Berg, owner of Pepe's, 371 Commercial St. Both restaurants offer an outdoor smoking section next to their second floor dining areas.

Under Provincetown regulations, smoking in restaurants and bars is only allowed in outdoor eating and bar areas that are open on three sides. The fourth side must adjoin the establishment and can't be artificially heated or cooled. As a result of Evan's site visits, she determined that the John Dough smoking section is open on only two sides. The same was true for Pepe's, although one wall in the bar area has sliding windows.

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