Amarillo, TX Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Youth-game rule
- No alcohol/tobacco during youth league games
- Skate park rule
- No tobacco products inside facility, ever
- Sports complex rule
- No tobacco/alcohol inside Rick Klein Complex
- Max fine
- $500 per offense (Sec. 1-1-5)
- Enforcement
- Parks Director, police citation
Summary
Amarillo does not ban smoking across its parks generally, but its Parks Conduct ordinance bars tobacco and alcohol at specific times and places: during youth sport league games or tournaments, and inside the Amarillo Skate Park and Rick Klein Sports Complex facilities at any time.
(11)Alcohol and tobacco. Consume or use any alcoholic beverage or tobacco product during a game, event, or tournament involving an organized youth sport league or team. ... (8)Not bring into or use any food, beverage, or tobacco products inside a skate park facility.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 81).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 12-7 of the Amarillo Code of Ordinances, the Parks Conduct ordinance, does not impose a blanket outdoor smoking ban. Instead it targets tobacco use at defined activities and facilities. Section 12-7-4(11) prohibits consuming or using any alcoholic beverage or tobacco product 'during a game, event, or tournament involving an organized youth sport league or team,' reaching any city park where youth games are underway rather than the park generally. Separately, Section 12-7-11(a)(8) bars bringing in or using any 'food, beverage, or tobacco products inside a skate park facility,' covering the Amarillo Skate Park at John Stiff (Southwest) Park and any other city-built skate facility, at all hours of operation, not just during events.
' The Parks Director enforces these rules and may require a permit exhibit under Section 12-7-4(3); park rangers and police officers issue citations under the Article V penalty section.
Violations & Fines
Violating any Chapter 12-7 park rule, including the tobacco restrictions, is a misdemeanor under Section 12-7-15(a), punishable by a fine under the citywide general penalty in Section 1-1-5, capped at $500 per offense, with each day of a continuing violation charged as a separate offense. The criminal penalty is independent of any permit revocation available under Section 12-7-8(h).
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Sources & Official References
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