Deerfield Beach, FL Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Where banned
- municipal/public beach and all public parks
- Maximum fine
- $100.00
- Adopted by
- Ordinance No. 2022/013, effective 8-16-22
- Scope limit
- to the fullest extent state law allows
- Additional consequence
- removal from park as trespasser
Summary
Deerfield Beach bans smoking within the boundaries of its municipal/public beach and every public park, to the fullest extent state law allows, under Section 50-115. Anyone caught smoking there faces a fine of up to $100.00, and violating a park rule can also get a person removed from the park as a trespasser.
Sec. 50-115. - Smoking prohibited on municipal beach and in public parks. Smoking within the boundaries of any municipal/public beach or public park within the city is prohibited to the fullest extent permitted under state law. Any person in violation of this section shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $100.00.
Full Breakdown
Section 50-115, adopted by Ordinance No. 00. The 'to the fullest extent permitted under state law' language ties the local ban to whatever room state preemption leaves the city, so its practical reach can shift if state smoking law changes, but as written it covers the whole footprint of every public park and the municipal/public beach, not just posted no-smoking zones. 00 fine. The ban sits alongside the city's broader beach and park nuisance rules: Section 50-112(g) already bars glass containers on the municipal beach except for medical use, and Section 50-109(a) bars alcohol in parks and on the beach outside an approved special event, so smoking joins a short list of substance-related restrictions the city enforces on its public recreational land specifically.
Violations & Fines
Smoking on the municipal beach or in a public park violates Section 50-115 and carries a fine of up to $100.00. Because the conduct also breaks the park rules in Section 50-109(g), an officer or the parks and recreation director may additionally classify the smoker as a trespasser and order them to leave the park.
Frequently Asked Questions
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