Public Conduct in Nassau County, FL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Nassau County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
Nassau County bans bikes, skates, skateboards, roller blades, all-terrain vehicles and paintball activities in its recreation parks unless the county parks and recreation department has designated a specific area for that activity. The rule covers inland recreation parks like Bryceville, Callahan, Hilliard and Yulee, not the county's oceanfront parks.
Skateboards Barred From Nassau County Parks
Significant RestrictionsNassau County Code §§ 23½-46, 23½-73, 23½-77
Nassau County recreational parks shall include Bryceville, Callahan, Hilliard, Yulee and any other properties acquired by Nassau County or donated to Nassau County and designated as recreation areas. ... No bikes, skates, skateboards, roller blades, all-terrain vehicles, or paintball activities shall be allowed in the recreation areas, except in designated areas as designated by the county park...
Loitering Rules
Nassau County requires every sexually oriented business to post no-loitering signs, monitor its property in person or by video at least every ninety minutes, and light its exterior well enough for that monitoring. Parking lots can't be hidden behind a fence or wall that blocks the public right-of-way view.
No Loitering At Nassau County Adult Businesses
Some RestrictionsNassau County Code § 26½-15
(a)It shall be the duty of the operator of a sexually oriented business to:(1)Post conspicuous signs stating that no loitering is permitted on such property;(2)Designate one (1) or more employees to monitor the activities of persons on such property by visually inspecting such property at least once every ninety (90) minutes or inspecting such property by use of video cameras and monitors; and(...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Smoking is banned in the bleachers, dugouts and on the playing field at Nassau County recreation parks, allowed only starting twenty feet away from any bleacher or dugout. Code § 23½-72 applies to the county's inland recreation parks, not its oceanfront beach parks, which are governed by a separate article.
Nassau County smoking ban at recreation fields
Some RestrictionsNassau County Code § 23½-72
Smoking shall be prohibited in all bleachers, dugouts, and on any field and shall only be allowed a minimum of twenty (20) feet from any bleacher or dugout.
Public Alcohol Use
In unincorporated Nassau County, drinking or carrying an open container of beer, wine or any alcoholic or intoxicating beverage on a public street, highway, right-of-way, sidewalk or boardwalk is unlawful under Sec. 4-9. The ban also reaches any publicly owned property set aside for public use, unless the drinking happens at a county- or judiciary-approved function, event or celebration.
Nassau County Bans Public Drinking, Open Containers
Significant RestrictionsNassau County Code § 4-9
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to consume or drink any beer, wine or other alcoholic/intoxicating beverage on any public street, highway, right-of-way, sidewalk, boardwalk or other public places not duly licensed to permit the consumption of said beverages on the premises in the unincorporated areas of the county with the exception of county or judiciary approved functions, events, or c...
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