Public Conduct in Southampton, NY (2026)
3 verified public conduct rules for Southampton, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
Public urination is a standalone offense in the Town of Southampton outside the villages. Added to the alcoholic beverages chapter in 1998, § 89-4.1 bars anyone from urinating in a public place or in public view anywhere in the unincorporated Town.
Southampton Public Urination Ban
Some RestrictionsSouthampton Town Code § 89-4.1
§ 89-4.1. Public urination prohibited. [Added 12-22-1998 by L.L. No. 50-1998] No person shall urinate in any public place or in public view within the Town of Southampton, outside incorporated villages.
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
The Town of Southampton bans smoking and vaping within 500 feet of playgrounds, athletic fields, lifeguard stands and posted no-smoking signs, and inside named Town parks and beach pavilions, under Chapter 90, adopted in 2022 and expanded in 2024.
Southampton Outdoor Smoking/Vaping Ban
Significant RestrictionsSouthampton Town Code § 90-2
No person shall smoke or vape any tobacco product, marijuana product, or herbal product, carry lighted cigarettes, cigars and/or cigarillos, or use pipes, electronic cigarettes, or discharge vape pens, vapors, e-liquids, or other smoking instruments within a designated nonsmoking area as defined within § 90-1.
Public Alcohol Use
In the Town of Southampton outside the villages, it is illegal to drink alcohol or carry an open container in any public place. The Town Board adopted the ban in 1980 after finding roadside drinking left streets littered with bottles and cans and endangered other users.
Southampton Open Container Ban
Significant RestrictionsSouthampton Town Code § 89-4
No person shall consume, ingest or take internally any alcoholic beverage or have in his possession an open container containing any amount of such beverage with an intent to consume, ingest or take internally the same in a public place within the Town of Southampton, outside incorporated villages, except upon premises where such consumption has been licensed by the State Liquor Authority or by...
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