Kitsap County, WA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited act
- Smoking on floats in Kingston Marina
- Governing section
- Kitsap County Code § 10.32.030
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine and/or 90 days jail
- Enforcement basis
- Misdemeanor under § 10.32.100 / § 1.12.010
- Jurisdiction
- Unincorporated Kitsap County only
- Adopted
- Ordinance 36 (1967) § 3
Summary
Kitsap County Code § 10.32.030 makes it unlawful to smoke on the floats at Kingston Marina, the county-owned moorage facility in unincorporated Kitsap County. The ban sits inside Chapter 10.32's marina rules alongside prohibitions on swimming, fishing, cruising and after-dark pier use. Violation is a misdemeanor, and the rule reaches only Kingston Marina in the unincorporated county, not Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo or Bainbridge Island.
§ 10.32.030. Smoking.
It is unlawful to smoke on floats in the Kingston Marina. (Ord. 36 (1967) § 3, 1967)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4864424; v0 updated 2025-12-08; through 12-08-2025).
Full Breakdown
32, "Marina Regulations," governs the Kingston Marina, a county-owned moorage facility in unincorporated Kitsap County. " The rule was adopted by Ordinance 36 (1967) § 3 and remains unchanged in the current code. 090 caps vessel speed at four miles per hour in the marina. The smoking ban applies specifically to the floats, the floating dock sections where boats tie up, rather than to the marina's upland parking area. Because Kitsap County's authority as a county government reaches only the unincorporated area, this Kingston Marina smoking ban has no force inside the incorporated cities of Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo or Bainbridge Island, each of which enforces its own municipal code, and it does not reach the Suquamish or Port Gamble S'Klallam reservations. Kingston itself is an unincorporated community, so the county code, not a city ordinance, controls activity at its marina.
Violations & Fines
Smoking on the Kingston Marina floats is enforced under § 10.32.100, which makes violation of any provision of Chapter 10.32 a misdemeanor "punishable as provided in Section 1.12.010." That general penalty section sets a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed ninety days, with each day a violation continues charged as a separate offense. The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, which patrols unincorporated county facilities including the marina, is the enforcing agency.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I smoke in the Kingston Marina parking lot?
What happens if I get caught smoking on the marina floats?
Does this smoking ban apply in Bremerton or Poulsbo?
Sources & Official References
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