Tulare County, CA Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Section 2-01-1005 sits in Part 2, Chapter 1, 'Use of Public Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places,' and it makes it unlawful to hold, manage, conduct or carry on any parade, march or procession of any kind other than a funeral procession, or to use, beat or operate a wind, stringed or other musical instrument, upon a public highway in the county without first obtaining a written permit from the Board of Supervisors. Section 2-01-1015 sets the application procedure: the organizer must file a written application signed by the individual applicant or the managing agent of a firm, corporation or association, on forms the Board prescribes, specifying the time, place and purpose of the event, and the application must be accompanied by a certificate signed by at least three reputable residents of the judicial district vouching for the applicant's character and reputation.

Section 2-01-1020 directs the Board to hear evidence about the proposed location's relation to public peace, health and safety before granting, denying or restricting the permit as it deems necessary. Section 2-01-1025 lets the Board deny or revoke a permit, on reasonable notice, whenever it finds that is in the best interests of public peace, health and safety. 6 per section 2-01-1030, and section 2-01-1035 makes every permit non-transferable and restricted to a single event at one designated time and place. As with every section in this chapter, the permit requirement applies only within the unincorporated area; Visalia, the city of Tulare, Porterville and Dinuba issue their own parade permits under their own municipal codes.