Brown County, WI Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered devices
- Cigarettes, cigars, vapes, e-cigarettes, hookahs
- Full-park ban
- Fonferek's Glen County Park
- Playground buffer
- 50 feet, all county parks
- Enforced by
- Brown County Parks Department
Summary
Brown County bans smoking, vaping, and similar inhaling of any plant or e-liquid material anywhere in Fonferek's Glen County Park and within 50 feet of any playground in its parks.
8.035 SMOKING IN PARKS. "Smoke" or "Smoking" shall refer to the igniting, burning, emitting, inhaling, or exhaling of any plant, e-liquid, or other non-medically prescribed material, whether natural or synthetic, by way of a pipe, cigar, cigarette, vaporizer, hookah, electronic cigarette or other kind of non-medically prescribed inhalator device devoted thereto. No person shall be allowed to Smoke while located: a. Within any area of Fonferek's Glen County Park b. On park property within 50 feet of an established playground
Full Breakdown
Brown County Code § 8.035 defines "Smoke" or "Smoking" broadly to cover igniting, burning, or inhaling any plant material, e-liquid, or other non-medically prescribed substance through a pipe, cigar, cigarette, vaporizer, hookah, or electronic cigarette. It then bans smoking in two specific settings: anywhere within Fonferek's Glen County Park, and anywhere on county park property within 50 feet of an established playground. Outside those two zones, smoking in other Brown County parks is not restricted by this section. The rule applies only to Brown County-owned parks in unincorporated areas and shoreland-zone parkland; Green Bay, De Pere, and the villages set their own park smoking rules.
Violations & Fines
Smoking or vaping within Fonferek's Glen County Park, or within 50 feet of a playground in any county park, violates § 8.035; general chapter penalties under § 8.24 apply to violations of this chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions
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