Napa, CA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)

California has built a layered statewide framework governing outdoor smoking that applies to the City of Napa. California Health and Safety Code Section 104495 makes it an infraction to smoke a cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other tobacco product within 25 feet of any playground or tot lot sandbox area, or within 250 feet of any active youth sports event. SB 8 (2019), codified at Public Resources Code Sections 4442 and 5008.10, bans smoking at all California state park units and state beaches, which reaches state-managed sites in the broader Napa Valley such as Bothe-Napa Valley State Park. Labor Code Section 6404.5 (the Smoke-Free Workplace Act) prohibits smoking inside virtually all workplaces, including bars and restaurants, statewide. On top of this state framework, the City of Napa has adopted Chapter 8.20 of its Municipal Code (Smoking Regulations), which documents the city's tobacco-related prohibitions and restrictions, including any park and outdoor-area designations the City Council has adopted to protect public health and welfare. Violations of Chapter 8.20 are infractions: $100 fine for a first offense and $200 fine for a second offense within 12 months. Cannabis smoking is restricted by Proposition 64 (Health and Safety Code Section 11362.3), which prohibits smoking cannabis anywhere tobacco smoking is prohibited, and within 1,000 feet of a school, day care, or youth center while children are present.