Fresno County EOC (Rural Tobacco Education Program)

The Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission (Fresno EOC) Rural Tobacco

Education Program is working on the following objectives: 1) By June 30, 2025, at least 2

cities in rural Fresno County (Kerman and Mendota) will adopt and implement a policy

prohibiting smoking in 100% of individual units (including balconies and patios) in

multi-unit housing complexes, making them entirely smoke-free units; and/or requiring

managers, affordable housing providers, and owners to disclose the location of smoking

and non-smoking units and the smoking history of a unit to prospective tenants, and

require rental vacancy listings to include a category for smoking and non-smoking units; 2)

By June 30, 2025, at least 2 cities in rural Fresno County (Kingsburg and Huron) will

adopt a policy restricting smoking in public areas (e.g., farmer’s markets, and public

events), and/or prohibiting smoking within 50 feet or more of all entryways of public or

private business or worksites.