Columbia General disfiguration and removal ordinance (§ 17-51)
Chapter 17: Parks and Recreation · Article IV. Conduct Regulations
It shall be unlawful for any person in a park to mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with or displace or remove, any building; bridges; tables; benches; fireplaces; railings; paving or paving material; water lines or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof; signs, notices or placards, whether temporary or permanent; monuments; stakes; posts; or other boundary markers, or other structures or equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 17-51
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.