Montgomery extends smoking ban on county-owned property, exempts golf course

Smoking will now be prohibited on most Montgomery County-owned property, including parks and bus shelters, as the County Council passed legislation Tuesday to extend Montgomery's smoking ban already in effect for restaurants and workplaces, the Washington Post reported.

The bill was amended several times before passage to allow smoking at designated outdoor areas in certain facilities that treat drug dependency, and to permit smoking on the county-owned Falls Road golf course in Potomac, where a…