Columbia Exhibition of permit ordinance (§ 17-107)
Chapter 17: Parks and Recreation · Article IV. Conduct Regulations
In short: If you claim to have a park permit from the director, you must show it when an authorized person asks to inspect it to enforce an ordinance or rule. Refusing or failing to produce it is unlawful.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
It shall be unlawful for any person in a park to fail to produce and exhibit any permit from the director he claims to have upon request of any authorized person who shall desire to inspect the same for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any ordinance or rule.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 17-107
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.