Salt Lake City, UT Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Covers
- parks, cemeteries, trails, golf courses
- Bus stop buffer
- 25 feet
- Mass gathering buffer
- 50 feet
- Max fine
- $25, no imprisonment
- First offense
- warning allowed at officer discretion
Summary
Salt Lake City bans smoking in all city parks, cemeteries, trails, and golf courses, plus near bus stops, mass gatherings, and light rail stations.
Smoking is hereby prohibited in city parks, light rail train stations, within twenty five feet (25') of bus stops, within fifty feet (50') of mass gatherings, and in public squares, in particular Library Square and the Public Safety Building Square, but in the case of the Public Safety Building Square, only if the city specifies a designated smoking area within the Public Safety Building Square. A violation of this chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed twenty five dollars ($25.00) but not by imprisonment. Police officers shall have the discretion to issue a "warning" if they deem it is in the best interests of the city for the first offense. (Ord. 64-13, 2013)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
City code prohibits smoking in city parks, cemeteries, trails, ball diamonds, golf courses and other recreation areas, at light rail train stations, within 25 feet of bus stops, within 50 feet of outdoor mass gatherings of 100 or more people, and in Library Square and the Public Safety Building Square. Exceptions exist for American Indian/Alaska Native ceremonial pipe use and other protected First Amendment activity. The city must post "no smoking" signs in every park.
Violations & Fines
Infraction, fine up to $25, no jail time; officers may issue a warning instead for a first offense.
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