Smithtown, NY Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Amended
- 1-9-1990
- Where required
- public/private rest rooms, designated toilets only
- Also required
- leave washrooms neat and sanitary
- Scope
- Town parks and beaches
- First offense
- fine up to $250 or 15 days jail
- Repeat offense
- fine up to $1,000
Summary
Smithtown Code Section 101-5C makes it a violation to defecate or urinate anywhere in a Town park or beach except in public or private rest rooms and designated toilets or urinals. The same subsection requires leaving washrooms clean and sanitary after use. Chapter 101's general penalty, up to $1,000 for repeat offenses, applies.
No person in a park or beach shall: ... C. Defecate or urinate in any location except in public or private rest rooms and in designated toilets or urinals, nor shall anyone fail to leave washrooms and rest rooms in a neat and sanitary condition after use.
Full Breakdown
Section 101-5 of Chapter 101, the Town's Department of Parks, Buildings and Grounds code, is titled 'Sanitation' and lists three prohibited acts for anyone inside a Town park or beach. Subsection A bars discharging any substance into the waters of the Long Island Sound or any park fountain, pool, lake or storm drain that flows into those waters. Subsection B bars dropping or leaving dirt, garbage or rubbish anywhere on park or beach grounds except in the receptacles provided. Subsection C, amended 1-9-1990, states that no person shall defecate or urinate in any location except in public or private rest rooms and in designated toilets or urinals, and further requires that no one fail to leave washrooms and rest rooms in a neat and sanitary condition after use.
Because Section 101-5C is written as a park-and-beach conduct rule inside Chapter 101, it is enforced by the same Town Parks Maintenance Director's staff and Department of Public Safety personnel who patrol for the chapter's other prohibited acts, including alcohol, noise, firearms and vegetation damage, and it does not reach conduct outside Town park and beach property.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Section 101-5C is punished under the Chapter 101 penalty section, 101-29: a fine of up to $250, up to 15 days in jail, or both, for a first offense, and a fine of up to $1,000 for a second or later offense, plus the Town's prosecution costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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