Wayne, NJ Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)

Section 129-20.1 of the Code of the Township of Wayne bars smoking and the carrying of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe or other combustible substance, in any manner or any form, at all times in all Township parks and Township recreation facilities. The ban reaches the public areas adjacent to those facilities, with the parking areas, driveways and drive aisles named in the text. The definition of smoking covers burning, inhaling or exhaling smoke, and possessing a lighted item that contains tobacco or any other matter that can be smoked.

It also covers inhaling or exhaling smoke or vapor from an electronic smoking device, so vaping in a Wayne park is treated the same as a cigarette. Chapter 90, Article VI, Section 90-35 applies the same prohibition at all times within and on all municipally owned property, naming offices, rooms, lobbies, hallways, walking paths, sidewalks, grass areas, parking areas, driveways and drive aisles. Park enforcement sits with the Department of Parks and Recreation and park attendants under Section 129-20(E). They have authority to eject any person acting in violation from the park area and to seize property used in violation, and the Wayne Township Police Department also enforces the article.

Neighboring rules fill in the picture inside Wayne Township. Section 94-21 prohibits smoking in all guest rooms of any hotel, motel or other lodging establishment. Section 90-23(F) makes it unlawful for a vape shop to allow use or sampling of devices in the public right of way at its storefront. Section 129-20 also bars dropping or scattering lighted matches or burning cigarettes or cigars within any park or on the roads and streets abutting it.