Floyd County, GA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Floyd County Code § 2-11-42
- Indoor scope
- Bans smoking in any county facility
- Outdoor scope
- Manager may extend ban to facility grounds
- Fine range
- $25.00 to $100.00, Sec. 2-11-45
- Jail exception
- Sheriff may designate jail smoking areas
- Enforcing agency
- County manager or law enforcement officer
Summary
Floyd County bans smoking and tobacco use, including vapes and e-cigarettes, inside any county facility, and Sec. 2-11-42 lets the county manager extend that ban to outdoor employee work areas and the grounds of county facilities the public visits. Violators face a magistrate court fine of $25.00 to $100.00 under Sec. 2-11-45.
No person shall smoke or otherwise use any tobacco product while in any county facility. After consultation with the appropriate department head(s), the county manager may establish reasonable work rule restrictions governing smoking and the use of tobacco products in non-enclosed or outdoor employee work areas and upon the grounds of county facilities frequented by members of the general public. The county manager shall cause the erection and installation of signs necessary and appropriate to promote the purposes of this article. ... Any person found in violation of this article shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Jurisdiction shall be in the magistrate court of the county.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 2-11, Article III governs tobacco use on county property. Sec. 2-11-40 defines 'smoking' broadly to include burning tobacco in a cigarette, cigar or pipe, plus vapes, electronic cigarettes, e-juice, wax vape pens and herbal vaporizers, unless a licensed doctor has prescribed a vaporizer for breathing assistance. Sec. 2-11-42 flatly bans smoking or tobacco use inside any county facility, defined at Sec. 2-11-40 as any building, office, courthouse, civic center, auditorium or jail owned or controlled by Floyd County. Beyond the indoor ban, the same section authorizes the county manager, after consulting the relevant department head, to set work-rule restrictions on smoking in non-enclosed or outdoor employee work areas and on the grounds of county facilities that members of the public frequent, and requires the manager to post signs announcing those restrictions.
Sec. 2-11-43 carves out an exception for the sheriff or the county correctional institute warden to designate one or more smoking areas inside the confinement area of the jail or correctional institute, so long as the area is not accessible to the public, and the whole article does not reach buildings the county leases to private businesses. Sec. 2-11-44 separately bars smoking or any tobacco use in any county-owned vehicle. Enforcement under Sec. 2-11-45 falls to the county manager or any authorized law enforcement officer, with jurisdiction in the Floyd County Magistrate Court.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 2-11-45 sets the penalty at not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 per violation, with the case heard in the Floyd County Magistrate Court. The county manager or any authorized law enforcement officer can bring the citation, and a work-rule violation on outdoor facility grounds is enforced the same way once the county manager has posted the required signage.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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