Columbia Licensee additional duties ordinance (§ 13-296)
Chapter 13: Licenses, Permits and Miscellaneous Business Regulations · Article XII. Temporary Business Licenses
In short: Licensees must remove all trash, refuse, rubbish, signs and unsold merchandise from the event site within a reasonable time after the entertainment event ends.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
Licensees, within a reasonable time after the end of the entertainment event, shall remove all trash, refuse, rubbish, signs and all unsold merchandise from the place where the event took place.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 13-296
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.