Stockton prohibits smoking and vaping in city parks, near building entrances, at bus stops, and in outdoor dining areas, layered on California's statewide ban on smoking in workplaces and within 25 feet of playgrounds.
Stockton city parks are designated smoke-free, including cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, and cannabis. Smoking is also prohibited within set distances of building entrances, transit stops, ATMs, and outdoor dining patios. California Labor Code section 6404.5 bans smoking in enclosed workplaces, and Health and Safety Code section 104495 prohibits smoking within 25 feet of playgrounds and youth sports areas. Multi-unit housing rules increasingly prohibit smoking in shared spaces and inside units. Cannabis smoking in public is banned statewide under Proposition 64 and Health and Safety Code section 11362.3.
Smoking in parks, near entrances, at bus stops, in outdoor dining, or in enclosed workplaces triggers fines, escalating for repeat or business-owner violations.
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