Washington's Smoking in Public Places Act (RCW 70.160) bans smoking and vaping inside public places and within 25 feet of entrances, while Seattle SMC 10.30 and Parks rules add bans in parks, beaches, playgrounds, and on Metro transit property.
RCW 70.160 prohibits smoking in indoor public spaces, places of employment, and within 25 feet of doors, windows, or vents to those spaces. Vapor products fall under the same setback (RCW 70.345.150). Seattle Parks adopted a 2010 rule banning smoking in all city parks, beaches, and playgrounds, enforceable as exclusion and fines under SMC 18.12. Metro and Sound Transit ban smoking on platforms and within 25 feet. King County prohibits flavored vapor product sales. Cannabis smoking in public is separately barred by I-502.
Smoking within 25 feet of an entrance is a Class 3 civil infraction with a $50 fine; park violations bring exclusion notices and fines up to $250. Repeat offenders may be banned from Seattle parks for one year.
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