Fulton County, GA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Coverage
- Indoors and outdoors, county property
- Includes
- E-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookahs
- Also covers
- Synthetic cannabinoid/opioid vapor
- Max fine
- $1,000.00
- Max jail
- 60 days
Summary
Fulton County Code § 50-50 bans smoking and vaping everywhere on county property, indoors and outdoors, covering cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and hookahs along with synthetic cannabinoid, synthetic opioid, and synthetic cathinone products that produce smoke or vapor. Violators face a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $1,000.00 and up to 60 days in jail.
(a) Use prohibited indoors and outdoors. It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke or use any tobacco ,. synthetic cannabinoid, synthetic opioid, or synthetic cathinone product that produces smoke or vapor, including, but not limited to cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookahs, etc., while on County property. ... (c) Violations. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to $1,000.00 and/or imprisonment in jail for a period not to exceed 60 days.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
The reach of § 50-50(a) is defined by place and by product. The place is any county property, and the ban applies indoors and outdoors alike, so stepping outside a county building does not put a smoker in the clear, and county parks and grounds are covered the same as county offices. The product list is deliberately wide: any tobacco, synthetic cannabinoid, synthetic opioid, or synthetic cathinone product that produces smoke or vapor. The section names cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and hookahs as examples, and its own wording signals the list is not exhaustive, which sweeps in vaping devices generally rather than only traditional smoking.
00, imprisonment in jail for a period not to exceed 60 days, or both. Under § 50-50(d), citations are heard by the Fulton County Magistrate Courts or another court under contract with the county. The rule follows county property, not county lines, so inside incorporated cities it still governs conduct on land the county owns.
Violations & Fines
Misdemeanor under Sec. 50-50(c): a fine of up to $1,000.00, imprisonment up to 60 days, or both, enforced through the Fulton County Magistrate Courts under Sec. 50-50(d).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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