Prohibitions.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.36.020
in effect13.36.020 - Prohibitions.
(A) The following are prohibited within any City park, recreational facility or public plaza, including any parking area that serves the park, facility or plaza:
(1) Glass beverage containers;
(2) Remote control airplanes;
(3) Remote control boats, except that battery-powered remote control boats may be used in any area that has been designated and posted to allow that activity;
(4) Camping or lodging, except as otherwise permitted pursuant to Subsection (C);
(5) Fires, except in barbecue facilities established in a park for that purpose;
(6) Firearms, archery equipment or other weapons of any kind, except as otherwise provided in Subsection (D);
(7) The hitting of golf balls, except at facilities specifically designed for that activity;
(8) The use of park amenities for other than their intended uses, including without limitation washing clothes, bathing or showering (except in connection with the use of a swimming pool);
(9) The driving or parking of vehicles in areas other than those established for such use, or in a manner that violates any applicable law or ordinance pertaining to moving and non-moving violations;
(10) The performance of any stunts or wheelies, riding on handlebars, operating at unsafe speeds, or engaging in any other reckless behavior while operating an electric bicycle or electric scooter; and
(11) The operation of an electric bicycle or an electric scooter at a speed of more than fifteen miles per hour. Nothing in this Paragraph 11 shall be deemed to prohibit the operation of an electric bicycle or an electric scooter in a City park, recreational facility or public plaza, if in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(B) Smoking in any form is prohibited at any of the following locations within a park:
(1) In or upon any area that has been designated and posted as a children's play area, or within fifty feet of any such area;
(2) Upon or within fifty feet of any bleachers that are being occupied for purposes of observing sporting events or recreational activities; and
(3) In or upon any sports field or within fifty feet of the sideline, perimeter fence, or other outer boundary or perimeter of a sports field that is marked as such.
(C) On a case-by-case basis, the Director may permit overnight camping activities within a park or recreational facility if those activities are sponsored by the City or by a duly-recognized nonprofit youth development organization.
(D) The prohibition set forth in Paragraph (6) of Subsection (A) shall not apply to:
(1) Activities specifically approved under this Chapter in connection with a particular event;
(2) The possession of firearms that is otherwise permitted by State law; or
(3) The possession of a concealed weapon by a person who holds a valid permit to do so that has been issued under, or is recognized pursuant to, the provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369.
(E) A violation of LVMC 13.36.020(A)(10) or 13.36.020(A)(11) is a civil infraction. A first violation shall result in a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars. A second violation shall result in a fine of three hundred dollars. Subsequent violations shall result in a fine of five hundred dollars. Parents or guardians shall be held financially responsible for violations of LVMC 13.36.020(A)(10) or 13.36.020(A)(11) committed by a minor under their supervision.
(F) Law enforcement officers are authorized to enforce the provisions of LVMC 13.36.020(A)(10) and 13.36.020(A)(11).
(Ord. No. 6921, § 20, 8-6-25; Ord. No. 6226, § 2, 12-5-12)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT13STSIPUPL_CH13.36PAOTRECUFA_13.36.020PRFetched: 10/28/2026