Smoking and vaping in certain places prohibited.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 30-471
in effect§ 30-471. - Smoking and vaping in certain places prohibited.
(a) Smoking and vaping is a public nuisance and dangerous to public health and is hereby prohibited, when such smoking or vaping is in any indoor place used by or open to the public, all parts of a zoo to which the public may be admitted, whether indoors or outdoors, public parks, whether indoors or outdoors, in any indoor workplace, in any vehicle providing public transportation, at a meeting of a public body, in a nursing facility licensed pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a child care facility licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act. Commercial airport operators may prohibit smoking and vaping in any area that is open to or used by the public whether located indoors or outdoors, provided that the outdoor area is within 175 feet from an entrance.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this article, smoking and vaping are prohibited in all buildings owned or operated by The City of Oklahoma City. Except as otherwise provided in this article, smoking and vaping are also banned outdoors within the boundaries of all property owned or operated by The City of Oklahoma City, except for streets, alleys, sidewalks adjacent to a street and any other similar public ways used solely for the purpose of public travel, unless they are within the boundaries of a City park and except for any facility operating pursuant to a license issued by the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission on City-owned lands and public golf courses on City-owned lands. Smoking and vaping are prohibited on City trails (identified in the Oklahoma City Trails Master Plan until superseded by and then identified in the Oklahoma City Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan) filed with the City Clerk and posted with signage. Smoking and vaping are also prohibited on any closed street, alley or sidewalk pursuant to a revocable permit if the permit prohibits smoking and vaping and signage is posted.
(c) Smoking and vaping in an educational facility, a school vehicle, or at any school-sponsored or school-sanctioned event or activity shall be prohibited. The use of any tobacco product and vapor product shall be prohibited in or on an educational facility that offers an early childhood education program or in which children in grades kindergarten through 12 are educated, in a school vehicle, or at any school-sponsored or school-sanctioned event or activity. All campuses, buildings and grounds, or portions thereof, owned or operated by an institution within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education may be designated as tobacco and marijuana free, including smoking or smokeless tobacco, and smoking and vaping may be prohibited, by the institution upon adoption of a policy stating the restrictions for the institution. A technology center school district which offers an early childhood education program or in which children in grades kindergarten through 12 are educated shall prohibit smoking and vaping, the use of marijuana products, snuff, chewing tobacco or any other form of tobacco product in the buildings and on the grounds of the facility by all persons during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., during the school session, or when class or any program established for students is in session; provided, a technology center school district may designate tobacco smoking areas outside of educational facility buildings, away from general traffic areas and completely out of sight of children under 18 years of age, for use by adults attending training courses, sessions, meetings or seminars. A technology center school district or college or university may designate tobacco smoking areas outside the educational facility buildings for the use of adults during certain activities or functions, including, but not limited to, athletic contests.
(d) Notwithstanding (b), (c) and (d), no smoking or vaping shall be allowed within 25 feet of the entrance or exit of any building specified in Subsection (b), (c) or (d) of this section.
(e) Veterans centers operated by the State pursuant to the provisions of Section 221 et seq. of Title 72 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be designated nonsmoking; veterans centers may establish outdoor designated tobacco smoking areas for resident veterans only.
(f) The prohibition or regulation of smoking or vaping as established in this Article shall include the smoking or vaping of any marijuana product.
(Ord. No. 22314, § 1, 9-23-03; Ord. No. 25294, § 1, 12-22-15; Ord. No. 26390, § 1, 2-18-20)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH30MIPROF_ARTXVIIISMVAPUPLINWO_S30-471SMVACEPLPRFetched: 10/28/2026