Anchorage, AK Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)

65 prohibits smoking, including vaping under its electronic smoking device definition, in every enclosed public place and place of employment municipality-wide, then extends outdoors in specific spots. 010A lists ten prohibited locations: all enclosed public places and workplaces; all municipal-owned enclosed areas, including Anchorage School District buildings and assembly meeting rooms; a 20-foot buffer around entrances to those municipal buildings; a 50-foot buffer around hospital and medical clinic entrances; seating areas of outdoor arenas, stadiums and amphitheaters; a 5-foot buffer around entrances to any premises licensed to sell alcohol for on-site consumption, which also sets the minimum distance for an attached patio or deck; all of Town Square Park, where the ban explicitly includes electronic smoking devices; and within 20 feet of playground equipment at a school or public park while children are present.

Subsection B lets any private property owner extend the ban to property not otherwise listed. 020 sets the general 'reasonable distance' for smoking near any enclosed area where it's banned at a minimum of 20 feet, unless the chapter specifies a different distance or the property owner sets a larger one. 030 allow up to 25 percent of hotel and motel rooms to be designated smoking rooms if 75 percent stay nonsmoking, allow smoking in private clubs not licensed to sell alcohol and not open to the public for an event, and allow smoking in private residences except where fee-for-service child care is being provided. 040.