Provo, UT Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)

090, it is unlawful to use tobacco products of any kind or electronic cigarettes, as defined in Utah Code Section 59-14-802, within a City park, trail, or recreation facility. The section pairs this with a companion alcohol ban: possessing or consuming beer, liquor, or any other alcoholic beverage is likewise prohibited in the same spaces. Penalties differ sharply by substance: a violation of the alcohol subsection is a class B misdemeanor, while a violation of the tobacco/e-cigarette subsection is only a class C misdemeanor, the lowest tier under Utah's criminal code.

19, Park Use Regulations, which also restricts vehicle traffic, speed, littering, parking, and amplified sound in the same areas. 040 extends enforcement to any public property belonging to Provo City or its auxiliaries and to any public street contiguous to that property, so a violation isn't limited to park interiors. The Chapter was last amended in 2018 (Am 2018-14) to add the electronic-cigarette language, aligning the local ban with the state definition of vaping products. Enforcement typically falls to Provo Police and Parks and Recreation staff who patrol City park grounds; a citation for smoking or vaping in a park is charged as a class C misdemeanor regardless of whether the tobacco product is combustible or electronic.