Where Nobody May Smoke
Wis. Stat. 101.123 — enclosed places of employment and public places, and the person in charge
Wisconsin lists enclosed places where no person may smoke, and then sweeps in every other enclosed place of employment or public place.
- Restaurants, taverns, private clubs, retail establishments and lodging establishments.
- Educational facilities, college residence halls, child care centers and inpatient health care facilities.
- Theaters, correctional facilities, state institutions, and state and local government buildings.
- Common areas of multiple-unit residential properties.
Outdoors, in a few places. Within 25 feet or less of a University of Wisconsin residence hall or dormitory, anywhere on a child care center's premises while children receiving care are present, and in the immediate vicinity of the state capitol. Sports arenas, bus shelters and public conveyances are also covered.
The person in charge. No person in charge may allow anyone to smoke in violation of the section at a location under their control, or provide matches, ashtrays or other smoking equipment there.
Cannabis smoking, local ordinances that go further, rules in rental leases, and how a complaint is made and enforced are outside this page. Whether a particular place falls inside an exception is a question for a licensed Wisconsin attorney or the agency that enforces the law.
Sources for this section (1)
- Wis. Stat. 101.123 — Smoking prohibited
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Wisconsin attorney.