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Public Conduct in Sampson County, NC (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Sampson County, North Carolina.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Sampson County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Outdoor Smoking Restrictions

In unincorporated Sampson County, Sec. 4-7-03 of the county code bans smoking and tobacco use inside every county-owned or leased building, on the grounds around those buildings, and in county vehicles. A stricter zone applies at the Health Department and Department of Social Services, where the ban runs a full fifty feet from the buildings with no designated smoking spot allowed anywhere inside that perimeter.

Sampson County Smoking Ban on County Property

Significant Restrictions

Sampson County Code § 4-7-03

a) Smoking and the use of tobacco products are prohibited: 1) In any building owned, leased, or occupied by the County; 2) On County grounds surrounding County buildings, with the exception that smoking and the use of tobacco products is permissible on County grounds in areas designated by the County Manager; and ... 3) In any vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the County, with the excepti...

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