
Smoke-Free Parks & Recreation Areas
The City of Hamilton’s Prohibiting Smoking within City Parks and Recreation Properties By-law No. 11-080 came into effect on May 31, 2012. This By-law prohibits smoking in or on:
- parks
- playgrounds
- recreation centre property
- arena and stadium property
- sports or playing fields
- skateboard parks
- beaches
- outdoor pools
- leash-free dog parks
- some trails
View a list of places where smoking is not allowed under this By-law (PDF, 136 KB)
Report smoking in City parks and recreation areas
If you have questions or you want to report smoking in outdoor areas:
- Phone: Tobacco Hotline 905- 540-5566
- Email: tobacco@hamilton.ca
To help investigate complaints, provide:
- Your name and phone number or email for follow-up
- Date and time you saw smoking in outdoor areas
- Description of person or people smoking
- The location where you saw people smoking
- Date modified: