Cranston, RI Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine
- Up to $100 per offense
- Enforced by
- Cranston Police Department
- Covers
- Parks, ballfields, courts, playgrounds
- Building buffer
- 20 feet outside municipal buildings
- Includes
- E-cigarettes and vaping devices
Summary
Cranston prohibits tobacco and e-cigarette use in all municipal buildings and city-owned athletic and recreational facilities, including parks, ballfields, and playgrounds, with fines up to $100 per offense enforced by the police department.
"Athletic and recreational facility" means any athletic or recreational facility including, but not limited to, any playing field, ballfield, basketball court, tennis court, soccer field, or playground which is owned or operated by the city. ... Tobacco product usage shall be prohibited in all municipal buildings and athletic and recreational facilities. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense. The police department shall enforce this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4824304; v14 updated 2026-05-18).
Full Breakdown
Cranston Code of Ordinances § 8.44.010 bans tobacco product usage, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, and electronic smoking devices including e-cigarettes and vapes, in all municipal buildings and in any city-owned athletic or recreational facility, defined to include playing fields, ballfields, basketball and tennis courts, soccer fields, and playgrounds. The buildings' smoke-free zone extends outdoors to within twenty feet of any municipal building. The ban covers workers, city employees, and the public at large. Violators face a fine of up to $100 per offense, enforced by the Cranston Police Department.
Violations & Fines
Smoking or using any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes and vapes, in a municipal building, park, ballfield, or other city athletic facility draws a fine of up to $100 per offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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