Pitt County, NC Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

The rule sits in the Rules and Regulations section of the Pitt County Cultural Arts & Recreation Parks & Facilities Ordinance, adopted January 13, 2025 to govern Alice F. Keene District Park, the Pitt County Office Park Recreation Complex, and Lake Glenwood Park. Section 2(A) lists nineteen acts that are unlawful for any visitor, and item 14 bars possessing, consuming, or displaying any alcoholic beverage, or any substance covered by the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act, unless the visitor holds a valid prescription. The ban is absolute on its face: the ordinance carries no carve-out for private rentals, weddings, or sponsored events, so a group that wants alcohol at a park gathering has no permit path written into this text.

The companion Pitt County Cultural Arts & Recreation Indoor Facility Ordinance, adopted May 19, 2025 for the Cultural Arts & Recreation Office and the community centers at Alice Keene District Park and Government Circle, repeats the identical language at Section 2(A)(2). Both ordinances put enforcement in the hands of the Cultural Arts & Recreation Director and on-site staff. Section 5 of each ordinance authorizes the Director and staff to eject from the property any person acting in violation, which covers the alcohol clause along with the ordinance's other listed prohibitions such as loud music, profanity, and unleashed pets.

Neither ordinance sets a dollar fine; the stated remedy is removal from county recreation property, leaving the Sheriff's Office to pursue any separate criminal charge such as trespass if a person refuses to leave.