Broward County, FL Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Airport terminals
- Smoking banned indoors, no exceptions
- Outdoor airport areas
- Only Director-designated zones allowed
- Public transit
- E-cigarettes/vapor banned in terminals, vehicles
- General public places
- No county ordinance; state preempts
- Authority
- Broward County Aviation Department
Summary
Broward County limits smoking at its airports to areas the Aviation Director specifically designates, banning it entirely inside terminal buildings under the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act.
Pursuant to the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act, smoking is prohibited in all public areas in the Airport's terminals. Smoking outside the terminals shall be permitted only in those areas specifically designated for smoking by the Aviation Director.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 72 | Administrative Code: Supplement 28).
Full Breakdown
Broward County's own general public-smoking ordinance (former Sec. 21-10, 21-11) was repealed in 1986 because Florida law preempts smoking regulation to the state, and the county code notes this explicitly. The one place county government still writes its own outdoor-smoking rule is at its airports: Sec. 2-36 bans smoking inside airport terminals outright under the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act and confines outdoor smoking to areas the Aviation Director designates. Separately, Sec. 21-16.1(d) bans e-cigarettes and other vapor devices in public transportation terminals and vehicles, including Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport's transit facilities. There is no county ordinance covering parks or restaurant patios outside these facilities.
Violations & Fines
Smoking inside airport terminals, or outside a Director-designated outdoor area at the airport, violates Sec. 2-36; using e-cigarettes or vapor devices in public transportation terminals or vehicles violates Sec. 21-16.1(d), prosecuted as a misdemeanor under Fla. Stat. § 125.69.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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