Manchester follows NH RSA 155 Indoor Smoking Act, banning smoking in enclosed workplaces and restaurants. Outdoor smoking is restricted at city parks, playgrounds, and within building-entrance zones.
NH RSA 155:64-77 (Indoor Smoking Act) prohibits smoking in nearly all enclosed workplaces, restaurants, and bars statewide. Manchester extends restrictions to outdoor settings: city parks and playgrounds are smoke-free per Parks and Recreation Department rules, and most city-owned buildings ban smoking within 20 feet of entrances. Vaping is generally treated identically to combustible tobacco under NH RSA 126-K. Cannabis remains illegal recreationally in NH, so all public cannabis smoking is prohibited under NH RSA 318-B. Property owners may set stricter rules on private grounds.
Smoking in enclosed workplaces, in city parks, or within marked entrance zones at city buildings results in fines and warnings.
See how Manchester's outdoor smoking restrictions rules stack up against other locations.
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