Brevard County, FL Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned areas
- Youth athletic areas, playgrounds, indoor facilities
- Also banned
- Posted no-smoking zones, school athletic fields
- Governing law
- Brevard County Code § 78-126
- Max penalty
- $500 fine or 60 days jail
- Scope
- County-run parks, including tracts within cities
Summary
Brevard County bans smoking and tobacco use in youth athletic areas, playgrounds, indoor facilities, and any posted no-smoking area within county parks and recreational lands, plus athletic areas on county school board property.
No person shall smoke or use tobacco products in any youth athletic area, playground area, indoor facility, nor in any area designated as a no smoking area. No person shall smoke or use tobacco products at any athletic area located on county school board property.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 135).
Full Breakdown
County Code § 78-126 prohibits smoking or using tobacco products in any youth athletic area, playground area, or indoor facility on county parks, recreational facilities, or department-managed lands, and in any area the parks department has posted as a no-smoking zone. The ban also reaches athletic areas located on county school board property. Under § 78-77(b), this article governs wherever county-run parks and recreation lands sit, including tracts inside a municipality, but it does not extend to parks a city owns and operates itself.
Violations & Fines
Violating any Chapter 78 park rule, including the smoking provision, is punishable by up to a $500 fine, 60 days in jail, or both under § 78-100, plus possible ejection from the facility.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I smoke anywhere in a Brevard County park?
Does this apply to city-owned parks like Cocoa Beach or Melbourne?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Brevard County
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