Public Conduct in Madera County, CA (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Madera County, California.
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Loud Party Ordinance
Unincorporated Madera County treats any noise-chapter violation as a public nuisance and holds the property owner or event host liable, with each day and each verification visit a separate offense.
Madera County Noise Host Liability
Some RestrictionsMadera County Code § 9.58.040
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be a public nuisance. Therefore, the property owner and/or host of the event shall be served with an administrative citation, as provided in Chapter 8.01. Each day a violation occurs or continues, as well as each visit within any single day by county staff to verify the violation, shall constitute a separate offense, subject to ...
Loitering Rules
In unincorporated Madera County, it's a misdemeanor to loiter in a business's off-street parking lot after the owner, manager, or a peace officer tells you to leave, but only where the required posted warning sign is displayed.
Madera County Business Parking Lot Loitering Ban
Some RestrictionsMadera County Code § 9.48.010
No person shall loiter or remain within the off-street parking facilities of any business establishments after having been requested to leave by the owner or manager of any such establishment or by any peace officer acting at the direction of such owner or manager.
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Unincorporated Madera County bans smoking, vaping, and tobacco or nicotine use in outdoor public places, recreational areas, outdoor dining, and public events, plus a 25-foot buffer around any spot where smoking is already off-limits.
Madera County Outdoor Public Smoking Ban
Significant RestrictionsMadera County Code § 9.11.040
Smoking, tobacco, and nicotine use is prohibited in all unenclosed public places within the county, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following places: 1. Outdoor dining areas; 2. Recreational areas; 3. Service areas; 4. Places of employment; 5. Public event areas; and 6. Other public places. ... Smoking in all unenclosed areas shall be prohibited within twenty-five feet from any a...
Public Marijuana Use
Smoking, ingesting, or otherwise consuming marijuana anywhere outside a private residence is illegal across unincorporated Madera County: the ban covers recreational and medical use alike, with narrow exceptions for licensed medical facilities.
Madera County Bans Public Marijuana Use
Heavy RestrictionsMadera County Code § 18.87.070
No person shall smoke, ingest, or otherwise consume marijuana or marijuana products, whether recreational or medical, in the unincorporated areas of the county unless such smoking, ingesting or consumption occurs entirely within a private residence. "Within a private residence" shall mean inside habitable areas and shall not include garages, whether attached or detached, and other accessory bui...
Public Alcohol Use
Madera County bans carrying an open container of alcohol, one that's been opened, seal broken, or partially emptied, onto or around any off-sale liquor store that has posted notice under the county's alcoholic beverage control chapter. The rule covers the adjacent parking lot and sidewalk too, but only where the county's required signs are up, and a violation is an infraction.
Madera County Posted-Premises Open Container Ban
Some RestrictionsMadera County Code § 9.46.030
As used in this chapter, "posted premises" means any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code, any parking lot immediately adjacent to the licensed premises, and any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed premises on which clearly visible notices indicate to the patrons ...
Public Conduct by City in Madera County
1 cities in Madera County have their own public conduct rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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