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.
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