Blue Springs, MO Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Ban scope
- All park facilities, parking lots, open/green spaces
- Substances covered
- Tobacco, vaping, and marijuana (910.140)
- Last amended
- Ord. No. 5233, adopted 6-20-2023
- Enforcement
- Blue Springs Parks and Recreation Department
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 90 days jail (915.010/100.080)
Summary
In the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, City Code Section 910.140 bans smoking tobacco, vaping and marijuana anywhere inside a City park boundary, including parking lots, open spaces and green spaces, not just inside buildings, and the Blue Springs Parks and Recreation Department enforces it under Title IX's park conduct rules.
Smoking of tobacco products, vaping, and marijuana is prohibited in all park facilities and locations within the park boundaries, including parking lots, open spaces, and green spaces.
Full Breakdown
Section 900.010 defines PARK or CITY PARK broadly as any park owned, leased or operated by the City of Blue Springs, and Section 910.140, added by Ordinance No. 4434 in 2013 and amended by Ordinance No. 5233 in 2023, prohibits smoking tobacco products, vaping, and marijuana in all park facilities and locations within park boundaries, expressly naming parking lots, open spaces and green spaces so the ban isn't limited to enclosed structures. The same Chapter 910 also bars gambling (Section 910.120) and regulates alcohol and intoxication in parks (Section 910.130), showing the smoking rule sits inside a broader park conduct code rather than standing alone.
Under Section 900.010(A), the Director of Parks and Recreation resolves disputed applications of undefined terms, and City parks generally run 6:00 A.M. to midnight daily under Section 900.020, with the Director able to close all or part of a park at any time. Any portion of a park not posted open is off-limits, and enforcement of Title IX, including the smoking ban, falls to the Parks and Recreation Department and the penalty scheme in Section 915.010.
Violations & Fines
Section 915.010 punishes any Title IX violation, including smoking in a City park, in accordance with Section 100.080 unless another penalty is specifically designated, meaning a fine up to $500, imprisonment up to ninety days, or both, with each day the violation continues charged as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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