Moreno Valley, CA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Where smoking allowed
- Only posted areas at recreation centers
- Butt disposal
- Designated waste container only
- Penalty
- Infraction under Chapter 1.10 Civil Citations
- Enforcement
- Park rangers and police officers
- Distinct from
- Indoor smoking rules in Chapter 6.08
Summary
Moreno Valley bars smoking in every city and district park unless the parks director has designated and posted a specific smoking area at a recreation center. Section 11.40.040(BB) also requires smokers to dispose of cigarette and cigar butts only in a designated waste container.
Smoking in Parks. 1. No person shall smoke within a park owned, operated or controlled by the city or district except in an area designated and posted as available for smoking at or on the grounds of a recreation center by direction of the parks and community services director. 2. No person shall dispose of any cigarette, cigar or other tobacco product or any part thereof in a park except in a designated waste disposal container. 3. Violations and Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this section by smoking in a park is guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished in accordance with Chapter 1.10, Civil Citations, of the Moreno Valley Municipal Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4887234; v10 updated 2026-04-07).
Full Breakdown
40, prohibits smoking within any park owned, operated or controlled by the city or the Moreno Valley Community Services District, except in an area the parks and community services director has specifically designated and posted as available for smoking at or on the grounds of a recreation center. The same subsection separately bars disposing of any cigarette, cigar or other tobacco product, or any part of one, anywhere in a park other than a designated waste disposal container. 08 does not reach outdoor park grounds.
100 that governs most other park rules. 090, and the director must post signs identifying any designated smoking area at the recreation center where one exists.
Violations & Fines
Smoking in a Moreno Valley park outside a posted smoking area, or disposing of a cigarette or cigar butt anywhere other than a designated waste container, is an infraction under Section 11.40.040(BB)(3), punished under Chapter 1.10, Civil Citations, of the Moreno Valley Municipal Code rather than the general park penalty schedule in Section 11.40.100.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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