Reno, NV Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned areas
- Parks, trails, recreation facilities citywide
- Buffer zone
- 100 feet from sporting fields, entrances
- Includes
- Electronic and vaporized smoking devices
- Exception
- Posted designated smoking areas only
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine, 6 months jail
Summary
Reno bans smoking and vaping in all parks, trails, and recreation facilities, and within 100 feet of sporting fields, spectator areas, and facility entrances, unless inside a designated smoking area.
Smoking and tobacco use of any kind, including, but not limited to, the use of electronic or vaporized smoking devices, are prohibited in any park, trail or recreation facility or within 100 feet of sporting fields, spectator area, the entrances to all recreation facilities, and all sport and play areas unless within a designated smoking area.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Administrative Code: Supplement 64 | Land Development Code: Supplement 5 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Reno Municipal Code § 8.23.123 prohibits smoking and tobacco use of any kind, including electronic and vaporized smoking devices, in any park, trail, or recreation facility, and within 100 feet of sporting fields, spectator areas, recreation facility entrances, and sport and play areas, unless the smoker stays inside a designated smoking area. The chapter sets no smoking-specific fine, so a violation falls under the Code's general penalty at RMC § 1.04.010: up to $1,000 and up to six months in the city jail. The rule covers Reno's own parks and trails only; Sparks and Washoe County set their own park smoking rules outside Reno's city limits.
Violations & Fines
Violating the park smoking ban is a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 in fines and up to six months in the city jail, per RMC § 1.04.010's general penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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