Los Angeles County, CA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Restaurant/bar patio buffer
- 25 feet from outdoor patron area
- Food truck buffer
- 40 feet from mobile food facility
- County parks
- Smoking banned, narrow film/contract exceptions
- Penalty
- $10-$100 fine, infraction
- Coverage
- Unincorporated LA County only
Summary
Smoking is banned within 25 feet of restaurant and bar patios, within 40 feet of food trucks, on public beaches, and at all county parks in unincorporated Los Angeles County, per County Code §§ 11.64.030 and 17.04.645.
Smoking, including the use of electronic smoking devices, or allowing smoking or the use of electronic smoking devices, is prohibited in the following places within the unincorporated area of the County of Los Angeles: ... G. Within any area of a public beach, including parking areas designated for use by the public. ... I. Within 25 feet of any outdoor area of an eating establishment or bar set aside for use by patrons.
Full Breakdown
Los Angeles County Code § 11.64.030 bans smoking and vaping in unincorporated-area elevators, buses, museums, libraries, health-care facilities, public meeting rooms, public beaches (including their parking lots), within 40 feet of food trucks and carts, and within 25 feet of any outdoor patio at a restaurant or bar. Section 17.04.645 separately bans smoking at every county park, with narrow exceptions for actors in permitted film shoots and contract-operated facility areas the Director designates. Violating the designated-areas ban is an infraction; owners and operators must post no-smoking signage under §§ 11.64.040-050. Enforcement covers unincorporated LA County only -- cities set their own rules.
Violations & Fines
Smoking in a posted no-smoking area, or failing to post required signage, is an infraction punishable by a fine of $10 to $100 under § 11.64.060; repeat park violations can bring separate county citations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this ban apply inside the City of Los Angeles?
Can I smoke at a county beach?
Is smoking allowed anywhere in a county park?
Sources & Official References
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