Travis County enforces Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 161 indoor smoking restrictions and Austin city ordinances banning smoking in workplaces, restaurants, bars, and outdoor patios within city limits, including e-cigarette use.
Austin Code Chapter 10-6 bans smoking inside enclosed workplaces, restaurants, bars, hotels, and within fifteen feet of entrances and outdoor service areas. The ban includes e-cigarettes since 2014. Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 161 and the Department of State Health Services govern statewide tobacco control, while unincorporated Travis County relies on state rules and venue policies. UT-Austin maintains a tobacco-free campus policy. County parks restrict smoking near playgrounds and pavilions; wildfire preparedness orders can ban outdoor smoking countywide during high fire weather.
Smoking in posted no-smoking areas, near restaurant entrances, or during a county burn ban is a Class C misdemeanor with fines up to $500, plus business penalties for failing to enforce no-smoking signage.
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