Public Conduct in Baytown, TX (2026)
3 verified public conduct rules for Baytown, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Baytown bars panhandlers from soliciting within 50 feet of an ATM, pay phone, parking meter, parking fee box, vending machine, or fuel pump, and requires them to stop immediately once a solicitee tells them to back off, under City Code § 74-151. Standing in a roadway to beg from vehicle occupants is banned outright.
Baytown Aggressive Panhandling Ban
Some RestrictionsBaytown, TX Code of Ordinances § 74-151
Panhandle means obtain or seek to obtain by accosting or begging from someone... (c)Regulated conduct.(1)Immediately upon any request from a solicitee to a solicitor, a solicitor, who is in a public place at the moment the request is made, shall discontinue all efforts to engage in the solicitation.(2)No solicitor shall engage in solicitation within a distance of 50 feet from any ATM, pay telep...
Skateboarding Rules
Baytown's only codified skateboarding rule bans riding bicycles and skateboards on any park tennis court, under City Code § 70-14. The city doesn't regulate skateboarding on sidewalks, streets, or in business districts through its general code; the tennis court ban is the sole location-specific restriction on the books.
Baytown Park Tennis Court Skateboard Ban
Some RestrictionsBaytown, TX Code of Ordinances § 70-14
Sec. 70-14. - Bicycles and skateboards on tennis courts. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride bicycles and skateboards on any park tennis court. (Code 1967, § 17-4.1(a)(13); Ord. No. 974, § 1, 5-7-69; Ord. No. 1142, § 1, 12-7-71; Ord. No. 5288, § 1, 6-22-89; Ord. No. 5474, § 1, 2-22-90; Ord. No. 5515, § 1, 4-26-90; Ord. No. 5576, § 1, 7-12-90; Ord. No. 5853, § 1, 5-9-91)
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Baytown bans smoking in the seating areas of every outdoor arena, stadium and amphitheater in the city, and separately requires a 15-foot smoke-free buffer around the entrances of enclosed places where smoking is already prohibited.
Baytown Outdoor Arena Smoking Ban
Some RestrictionsBaytown Code of Ordinances Sec. 42-100
Smoking shall be prohibited in the seating areas of all outdoor arenas, stadiums, and amphitheaters.
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