Fresno, CA Public Conduct: Loud Party Ordinance (2026)

' Two exceptions apply: alcohol served exclusively between a minor and their own parent or legal guardian, or during a religious ceremony conducted by an ordained minister (subsection (b)), and any location already regulated by the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (subsection (c)). Article 30 defines a 'party' broadly as an assembly of two or more people, unless all are members of the same household or immediate family, and defines 'responsible person' to include an owner, tenant, or anyone who organizes, supervises or controls the gathering.

Section 9-3006 creates a prima facie evidentiary rule: if a responsible person is present when an underage person is served or drinks, that presence alone is treated as evidence the host had the required knowledge. Section 9-3007 makes each law-enforcement or fire response to the same party a separate offense -- if officers or firefighters return to the same address twice in one night, that is two violations, not one. The Council's stated findings tie the ordinance to reducing repeated 911 responses, vandalism, and physical altercations tied to underage drinking parties.