The Smoke-Free Arizona Act (ARS §36-601.01, Prop 201, 2006) bans smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces statewide, including patios within 20 feet of entrances. Phoenix follows the state framework and bars smoking in city parks under Phoenix Code Chapter 24.
Arizona's Smoke-Free Arizona Act, codified at ARS §36-601.01 and adopted by Proposition 201 in 2006, prohibits smoking in all enclosed public places, workplaces, restaurants, bars, and within 20 feet of any entrance, operable window, or ventilation intake. The Act preempts most local smoking variation but allows cities to adopt equally strict or stricter outdoor rules. Phoenix follows the statewide framework and bars smoking in Phoenix parks, golf courses, and event venues under Parks Department rules and Chapter 24. Sky Harbor Airport is smoke-free citywide except in designated outdoor areas. Vaping and e-cigarette use are treated as smoking under §36-601.01 since 2020 Department of Health Services rulemaking. Enforcement is complaint-driven through the AZ Department of Health Services.
Smoking in a prohibited area is a civil penalty starting at $100 for individuals and up to $500 for businesses under ARS §36-601.01(I). Repeat violations escalate to $1,000 and possible business-license consequences from local jurisdictions.
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