North Las Vegas, NV Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- NLVMC § 12.16.025
- Buffer distance
- 100 feet from covered areas
- Covers
- Tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaporized devices
- Max fine
- $500
- Max jail
- 6 months, City jail
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 3108, § 9, 3-16-2022
Summary
North Las Vegas bans smoking and vaping within 100 feet of sports fields, spectator areas, restrooms, recreation-facility entrances, and sport or play areas at any city park, recreation facility, or trail. The rule, Municipal Code § 12.16.025, covers e-cigarettes and other vaporized devices alongside traditional tobacco.
Smoking or tobacco use of any kind, including, but not limited to, the use of electronic or vaporized smoking devices, is prohibited at any park, recreation facility, or trail if within one hundred (100) feet of any of the following: 1. Sports fields (including non-designated areas being used for sporting events); 2. Spectator areas; 3. Restrooms (including free-standing toilets); 4. The entrances to all recreation facilities; or 5. All sport and play areas.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 146 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
025, "Smoking in Parks and Recreational Areas," states that "smoking or tobacco use of any kind, including, but not limited to, the use of electronic or vaporized smoking devices, is prohibited at any park, recreation facility, or trail if within one hundred (100) feet" of five categories of areas: sports fields, including non-designated areas being used for sporting events; spectator areas; restrooms, including free-standing toilets; the entrances to all recreation facilities; and all sport and play areas. The section was adopted under Ordinance No. 16 overhaul that rewrote the city's park-use rules.
Because the ban is distance-based from specific park features rather than a blanket park-wide prohibition, smoking can still be lawful in open park areas that sit more than 100 feet from a field, spectator zone, restroom, facility entrance, or play area. , respectively, unless otherwise posted.
Violations & Fines
Violating § 12.16.025 is enforced as a Chapter 12.16 offense under § 12.16.120, Violation. Penalty: conviction carries a fine of up to $500.00, up to six months in the City jail, or both. A park official or peace officer may additionally suspend a violator's access to City parks, recreation facilities, or trails for up to one year under § 12.16.115 after the person has been put on notice of the rule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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