Florida Clean Indoor Air Act bans smoking in indoor workplaces and restaurants statewide. After 2022 amendment, counties and cities including Jacksonville may restrict smoking in public parks and beaches. Jacksonville has adopted no-smoking rules at city parks and recreational facilities.
Florida's Clean Indoor Air Act under FS Chapter 386 prohibits smoking in nearly all indoor workplaces, restaurants, and public buildings. A 2022 amendment to FS 386.209 partially reversed Florida preemption, allowing local governments to regulate smoking and vaping in public parks and beaches they own. Jacksonville and Duval County have implemented smoke-free policies at city parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, and beaches under Parks Department rules and Ord. Code provisions. Smoking is also banned within specified distances of building entrances and inside all city-owned vehicles. The state ban does not extend to private outdoor seating at restaurants. Vaping (electronic cigarettes) follows similar rules under Florida's expanded definitions.
First-offense park or beach smoking citations typically run $25-$100. Indoor workplace smoking remains a state violation under FS 386.207, with fines on the property owner up to $500 per occurrence. Repeat violations can escalate to license-suspension referrals.
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