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Public Conduct in Pueblo, CO (2026)

5 verified public conduct rules for Pueblo, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Public Urination

Pueblo bans urinating or defecating in any public building, street, alley, sidewalk, park or golf course outside a designated toilet facility.

Pueblo Public Urination Ban

Some Restrictions

Pueblo Municipal Code § 11-1-205(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate upon the walls, floors, stairs or any other portion of any public building or on any street, alley, sidewalk, park, golf course or other public place within the City, other than a toilet facility provided for such purpose.

Skateboarding Rules

Riding a skateboard on a sidewalk anywhere in Pueblo's business districts is illegal outright, and skaters must also obey posted no-skateboarding signs and yield to pedestrians elsewhere.

Pueblo Skateboarding Ban In Business Districts

Some Restrictions

Pueblo Municipal Code § 15-1-4 (Model Traffic Code § 1417 — Skateboard use on sidewalks)

No person shall ride or use a skateboard, or similar device, on a sidewalk, or in a sidewalk area, within a business district anywhere in this municipality. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall ride or use a skateboard or similar device upon a sidewalk. Whenever any person is riding or using a skateboard or similar device upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the rig...

Loitering Rules

Pueblo makes it unlawful to loiter in a way that obstructs public streets, sidewalks or facility entrances, or that would make a reasonable passerby feel afraid, harassed or intimidated.

Pueblo Loitering and Obstruction Ban

Significant Restrictions

Pueblo Municipal Code § 11-1-202(a)(1), (b)(1)

Loitering or loiter shall mean remaining idle in essentially one (1) location, to be dilatory or to tarry and shall include but not be limited to standing around, sitting, kneeling, sauntering lying down, or prowling. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter: (1) In a manner which obstructs any public street, highway, alley, sidewalk or entrance to a public facility by hindering, i...

Public Marijuana Use

Smoking, consuming, or using marijuana in public in Pueblo, Colorado is a Class 1 municipal offense, unless you're on private residential property with the owner's permission and set back from the property line.

Pueblo, Colorado Bans Public Marijuana Use

Significant Restrictions

Pueblo Municipal Code § 11-1-608(b)

It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 municipal offense for any person to smoke, consume or use marijuana or marijuana products openly and publicly or in a manner that endangers others. (1) The term "openly" means occurring or existing in a manner that is unconcealed, undisguised, or obvious. (2) The term "publicly" means: a. Occurring or existing in a public place; b. Occurring or existin...

Public Alcohol Use

Pueblo bars adults from carrying or drinking alcohol in an open container in any public place or inside a vehicle in public, and bars anyone under 21 from possessing alcohol at all.

Pueblo Open Container Alcohol Ban

Some Restrictions

Pueblo Municipal Code § 11-1-207(c)

It is unlawful for any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older to consume or to possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container in any public place within the City or inside any vehicle while upon any public place within the City. (d) It is unlawful for any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older to consume or to possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container on any private p...