Fort Myers, FL Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine
- $100.00 civil fine
- Scope
- City parks + county parks in city limits
- Covers
- Vaping and all lighted tobacco
- Exception
- Unfiltered cigars exempt
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 3998, Oct. 2, 2023
Summary
Fort Myers bans smoking and vaping in all city-owned parks and in county parks within city limits, punishable by a $100 civil fine.
It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke or vape in any city owned park, and to the extent such restriction does not conflict with any county ordinance, it shall additionally be unlawful for any person to smoke or vape in any public park owned by the county but located within city jurisdiction. ... 'Smoking' means inhaling, exhaling, burning, carrying, or possessing any lighted tobacco product, or vaping, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and any other lighted tobacco product, with the exception of unfiltered cigars.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 60).
Full Breakdown
Fort Myers Code of Ordinances § 58-158 makes it unlawful to smoke or vape in any city-owned park, and, unless it conflicts with county ordinance, in any county-owned park located within city jurisdiction. "Smoking" is defined broadly: inhaling, exhaling, burning, carrying, or possessing any lighted tobacco product, or vaping, covering cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and other lighted tobacco products, with one carve-out, unfiltered cigars are exempt from the ban. Violators face a $100.00 civil fine. The rule was added by Ord. No. 3998, adopted October 2, 2023.
Violations & Fines
Smoking or vaping in a city park, or in a county park within city limits, is a civil infraction carrying a flat $100.00 fine per Sec. 58-158(c).
Frequently Asked Questions
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