Mason County, WA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)

Section 9.44.041, part of Chapter 9.44 governing county-owned real property including parks and property held in trust, designates all county property, including county parks, county-owned real property, and property held in trust, as tobacco and vape free areas. The chapter carves out four specific exceptions: private vehicles and residences unless a county contract says otherwise; county roads; anyone merely passing by or through county property while on a public sidewalk or public right-of-way, so long as they have not intentionally violated the chapter; and recreational vehicles owned by park hosts. Section 9.44.042 extends the policy by prohibiting the sale of tobacco or vapor products or related merchandise, prohibiting advertising of tobacco products, prohibiting free sampling of tobacco or vapor products, and prohibiting tobacco or vape sponsorship, meaning compensation or promotional items, all on county-owned or leased property or during county-sponsored events.

Enforcement leans on education first: Section 9.44.110(a) directs county employees to remind violators not to use tobacco or vape products on the property and to add the guidelines to use agreements and event publications, and violators who refuse to comply may be asked to leave the county park, county-owned real property, or property held in trust. Beyond that, Section 9.44.110(b) folds tobacco and vape violations into the chapter's general penalty: noncompliance with any rule of the county parks system, county-owned property, or property held in trust, or with any applicable federal, state, or local law, subjects a person to ejection and a misdemeanor trespassing in the second degree charge under RCW 9A.52.080.