Montpelier Ordinances - Police

Littering (Sec. 11-200)

Do not place or leave upon a street or public place any loose papers, cards, handbills, posters, or similar materials

Interference w/ Public Way (Sec. 11-300)

Do not enclose any part of a street or public place or place or maintain any moveable obstruction or nuisance

Use of Arms (Sec. 11-500)

Do not discharge or fire any revolver, pistol, rifle, shotgun, air rifle, BB gun, or other firearm or weapon within the limits of Montpelier

Indecent Exposure (Sec. 11-700)

Do not make an indecent, immodest, or immoral exhibition of one’s person, or of any animal or thing, nor commit any nuisance upon any street, public place, common, or park

Disturbing the Peace (Sec. 11-703)

Do not make, aid, or abet any disturbance, riot, or disorder at any building or other place

Disorderly Conduct, Assault, and Battery (Sec. 11-704)

Do not intentionally (or recklessly) cause public inconvenience, disturbance, or annoyance by…

• Engaging in fighting or violent tumultuous behavior which a reasonable person would consider threatening

• Making unreasonable noise

• Uttering words or making gestures, which a reasonable person would consider a threat to their personal safety within a public place or upon private property generally accessible to the public

• Engaging in combative behavior or interference with public peace and order within a public place or upon private property generally accessible to the public

• Obstructing or impeding vehicular or pedestrian traffic upon any street, highway, or sidewalk

• Obstructing, impeding, or in any way inhibiting access to an entrance to public or private property

Trespass or Injury on Public Property (Sec. 11-711)

Do not trespass upon, injure, or deface public buildings, squares, commons, cemeteries, fountains, statues, memorials, or any other public property owned by or under the control of Montpelier

Trespass on Private Property (Sec. 11-712)

Do not, without legal authority or consent of the person in lawful possession, enter or remain on any land or in any place as to which notice against trespass is given by…

• Actual communication by the person in lawful possession, their agent, or law enforcement acting on behalf of such

• Signs or placards so designed and situation as to give reasonable notice

Drinking in Public Place (Sec. 11-800)

Do not consume, open a container of, or carry an opened container of a malt beverage, wine, or intoxicating liquor in a public area within Montpelier, or in any vehicle parked or operated thereon, except in places such as…

• Hubbard Park

• Elm St Athletic Field - except when school-sponsored events are in progress

• Dog River Recreation Area - except when school-sponsored events are in progress

• An area or event where the consumption of alcoholic beverages is authorized by the City Council

• Any place or event licensed for on-premises sale of alcoholic beverages

Noise Control (Sec. 11-1001)

Do not make or continue any excessive, unnecessary, unreasonably loud noise or disturbance, or any noise or disturbance which disturbs, destroys, or endangers the comfort, quiet, repose, health, peace, or safety of others within the immediate vicinity of the noise or disturbance

Animals Running at Large (Sec. 8-1)

No one who owns or has custody of any domestic animal (except cats) shall permit them to go at large, loose, or unrestricted in any public street within the limits of Montpelier or any land open for public travel / used by the public for travel, or elsewhere in the city

Animal Licensing (Sec. 8-204)

No dog shall be kept within the limits of Montpelier, Washington County, or State of VT, unless such dog is licensed in accordance with the statutes of the State of VT

Destruction of Signs or Other Things in Public Way (Sec. 10-219)

Do not injure, deface, destroy, or remove a guidepost, guideboard, pole, post, lamp, light, sign, awning fence, plant, shrub, tree, greensward, building, or other thing lawfully being upon a street, public place, common, or park, without the consent of the owner