Public Conduct in Houston County, GA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Houston County, Georgia.
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Loitering Rules
Houston County's loitering rule only takes effect once the board chair signs a declaration of local emergency: Section 26-66(a) then makes it unlawful to travel, loiter, wander, or stroll on public streets, parks, or grounds within the designated area during hours the chair sets, until the curfew is lifted. There is no standing, everyday loitering ban in the county code outside a declared emergency.
Houston County Emergency Loitering Ban
Light RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances § 26-66(a)
To preserve, protect or sustain the life, health, welfare or safety of persons, or their property, within a designated area under a declaration of emergency, it shall be unlawful for any person to travel, loiter, wander or stroll in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, lanes, parks or other public grounds, public places, public buildings, places of amusement, eating places, vacant lots ...
Public Alcohol Use
Houston County bans drinking alcohol at its own public boat landing on the Ocmulgee River, along with firearms, overnight camping, open fires and swimming there. The rule is site-specific to the Houston County Public Boat Landing at Georgia Highway 96, not a countywide open-container law covering streets, sidewalks or other public property.
Houston County Boat Landing Alcohol Ban
Significant RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances § 42-3
It shall be unlawful for any person while on the property owned by the county known as the Houston County Public Boat Landing, located at Georgia Highway 96 and the Ocmulgee River, to commit any of the following acts:(1)Consume any alcoholic beverage;(2)Discharge any firearm;(3)Camp or stay overnight;(4)Building or maintain any open fire; or(5)Swim in the Ocmulgee River. Violation of this secti...
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