Public Conduct in Carroll County, MD (2026)

4 rules for unincorporated Carroll County, Maryland.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Carroll County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Skateboarding Rules

Carroll County confines skateboarding and roller-skating in county parks to areas the Department of Recreation and Parks specifically designates, under Code of Ordinances § 94.056. The same section applies the designated-area rule to any organized game or recreational activity, and breaking it is enforced as a Chapter 94 park offense.

Carroll County Park Skateboarding Restrictions

Significant Restrictions

Carroll County Code of Ordinances § 94.056

No person in a park shall take part in the playing of any game or activity except in areas specifically set apart for those forms of recreation, or as authorized by the Manager. No person in a park shall roller-skate or skateboard except in areas specifically designated for those purposes.

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Loitering Rules

Carroll County bans sleeping, prolonged lounging, and loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting, or indecent language in any county park under § 94.078. The rule also forbids disorderly conduct or behavior tending to breach the public peace, and it applies only inside county park property in the unincorporated area.

Loitering and Boisterous Conduct Ban in Carroll County Parks

Some Restrictions

Carroll County Code of Ordinances § 94.078

No person in a park shall sleep or protractedly lounge on seats, benches, or other areas, or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting, or indecent language, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior tending to breach the public peace.

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Outdoor Smoking Restrictions

Carroll County bans smoking, vaping, and any tobacco or cannabis product use on park property outright under Code of Ordinances § 94.071. The rule, updated by Ord. 2026-03 in March 2026 to add cannabis alongside tobacco, applies everywhere in a county park with no designated smoking area carved out.

Carroll County Park Smoking and Vaping Ban

Heavy Restrictions

Carroll County Code of Ordinances § 94.071

Smoking, vaping and the use of any tobacco/cannabis products on park property is prohibited.

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Public Alcohol Use

Carroll County bans drinking in its parks outside areas the Recreation and Parks Manager designates. Section 94.070 forbids possessing or consuming alcoholic beverages in undesignated areas or at undesignated times, bars visible intoxication in any park, and makes a violation a misdemeanor under § 94.999 punishable by up to $1,000 in fines or six months in jail.

Carroll County Park Alcohol Restrictions

Significant Restrictions

Carroll County Code of Ordinances § 94.070

§ 94.070 INTOXICATING BEVERAGES. (A) Prohibition. No person in a park shall possess or consume alcoholic beverages in undesignated areas or at undesignated times. The Manager shall establish rules pertaining to the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the park. (B) Drunkenness. No person in a park shall be visibly intoxicated.

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