FLORIDA: LEGAL (source) Florida is generally a very tanga-friendly state, although there are a handful of places that prohibit it. – Florida State Parks: ILLEGAL. FSP rules prohibit the wearing of ropes in state parks. (Source) [DOC] As a rule, however, it is usually only applied when someone complains. – Alachua County: LEGAL, including the city of Gainesville – Bay County: LEGAL, including in the cities of Panama City and Panama City Beach (although many people of both sexes complain of being harassed when wearing thongs here). – Brevard County: ILLEGAL (County Ordinance 74-26 to 74-30). This Ordinance also applies to municipalities in the county (including Melbourne), although some municipalities have withdrawn from the Ordinance. – Broward County: LEGAL, with the exception of some municipalities (see here) – Cocoa: LEGAL – Cocoa Beach: LEGAL (source is the City Ordinance Code. The Nudity Ordinance applies only to adult entertainment establishments.).
Cocoa Beach ruled against the Brevard County order in 2012. – Collier County / Naples: LEGAL – Columbia County: ILLEGAL – Daytona Beach: The Tangas are ILLEGAL within the city limits of Daytona Beach (and the police absolutely LOVE to enforce this stupid law). However, the beaches themselves are under the jurisdiction of Volusia County, not the city. Tangas are legal in Volusia County, so you can wear tanga costumes on the beaches of Daytona Beach. Tangas are also legal in Daytona Beach Shores, a separate community from Daytona Beach. – Deerfield Beach (Broward County): ILLEGAL – Certainty: LEGAL – DisneyWorld: Tangas are not allowed. (Source) Until recently, it wasn`t uncommon to see thong costumes in WDW water parks, but it seems like they`re no longer allowed, at least technically. – Dixie County: ILLEGAL – Duval County: LEGAL, also in the cities of Jacksonville and Neptune Beach – Escambia County: LEGAL, except for the city of Pensacola, where they are ILLEGAL (the beaches along Route 98 are in the county and it is legal to wear a thong costume there) – Everglades National Park: LEGAL – Flagler County: LEGAL, except Flagler Beach, where they are ILLEGAL – Fort Lauderdale/Broward County: LEGAL. Topless equality is technically illegal in Fort Lauderdale, although it`s not often enforced unless someone complains.
Broward County does not have a topless ordinance, but other municipalities could. – Franklin County: LEGAL – Gadsden County: ILLEGAL – Gilchrist County: ILLEGAL – Glades County: LEGAL – Hallandale Beach (Broward County): ILLEGAL – Hardee County: LEGAL – Hendry County: LEGAL – Hernando County: ILLEGAL – Highlands County: LEGAL – Hillsborough County: ILLEGAL, although they are legal in the City of Tampa. – Indian River County: LEGAL, also in the city of Vero Beach – Jackson County: LEGAL – Jefferson County: LEGAL – Keys: LEGAL, except for Key West, where it`s ILLEGAL (I know I also did WTF`ed). – Lake County: ILLEGAL – Lee County: LEGAL Includes the towns of Fort Myer, Fort Myers Beach, Pine Island, Sanibel Island. – Leon/Tallahassee County: ILLEGAL – Levy County: LEGAL – Manatee County: ILLEGAL. Ropes are illegal on county beaches and in some communities. Bradenton, Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria allow thongs on the beach. – Marion County: LEGAL, including the city of Ocala – Martin County: LEGAL, including Jupiter Beach – Miami County/Dade: LEGAL.
In fact, some places can make you feel overdressed when you`re not in a thong, especially along South Beach. The topless situation is also legal on The beaches of Miami/Dade County, although many communities in charge of some of these beaches prohibit it. Haulover Beach, operated by Miami/Dade County, is an optional government-approved beach. – Monroe County: LEGAL – Nassau County: LEGAL countywide, except for the city of Callahan, where they are ILLEGAL (Source) [PDF] – Okaloosa County: LEGAL, including Fort Walton Beach – Okeechobee County: LEGAL – Orange County: LEGAL, including the city of Orlando – Ormond Beach / Flagler County: LEGAL county – Osceola County: LEGAL, with the exception of the town of Kissimmee. – Palm Beach County: LEGAL, except for street vendors – Pasco County: LEGAL – Pinellas County: LEGAL, including St. Petersburg. ILLEGAL in the City of Clearwater (Source: City Ordinance 21.13) – Polk County: ILLEGAL – Pompano Beach (Broward County): ILLEGAL – Putnam County: LEGAL – Santa Rosa County: LEGAL – Sarasota / Sarasota County: LEGAL, except possibly in the City of Venice – Seminole County: LEGAL, including Altamonte Springs, Sanford and Winter Springs – St. Johns County: ILLEGAL (Source) [PDF], including the City of St. Augustine (Section 15-4). However, in St.
Augustine Beach, strings are LEGAL (Source) [PDF] – St. Lucia County: LEGAL, including the Town of Fort Pierce – Sumter County: ILLEGAL – Suwannee County: ILLEGAL – Volusia County: LEGAL, except for the City of Daytona Beach (see above) and Ormond Beach. Daytona Beach is under the jurisdiction of the county, so tangas on the beach are legal. They are also legal at New Smyrna Beach and Canaveral National Seashore. WASHINGTON, DC: LEGAL (Source) Female topless disease is also legal wherever it is legal for men to be topless – National Parks/Monuments: LEGAL (Local restrictions may be in place though) Tennessee: Illegal, except for a few recreational areas. The amount of skin you can show by sunbathing or splashing in the waves depends on the city or county where the beach is located. These local ordinances range from the strict and detailed ordinance in Walton County to the less restrictive approach in Miami, which even has a nudist beach. The source of each determination is given where it was readily possible. The “LEGAL” provision states that the laws, regulations or regulations of the jurisdiction do not contain any wording that could be interpreted as prohibiting the wearing of thong swimsuits. If there is any doubt, I usually point it out. Keep in mind that laws can and do change all the time, so it`s always a good idea to check with a particular jurisdiction to review the information in this document (especially when it comes to cities and counties).
The conclusion that it is legal to wear thongs in state parks comes from a review of parking regulations found on state websites. If there are no restrictions on wearing thong swimsuits, the law applies by default to that of the state. Note that a ban on “nudity” does not mean that thongs are prohibited unless state law or parking regulations state that the term includes simple buttock exposure. No sources are listed for cities and counties that have municode.com their prescriptions online. You can go to MuniCode, search for jurisdiction, search for “buttocks” and review the results. When thongs are prohibited, the law generally requires that the buttocks be covered “in an opaque manner”. For all other non-governmental jurisdictions, if the settlement is in a collapsible format, it is linked as a “source” for the respective jurisdictions. Jennifer Mueller holds a J.D.
from Indiana University`s Maurer School of Law. She has been sharing her legal knowledge on the Internet since 2009. Mueller was published in the Indiana Law Journal, and his texts appear on legal websites such as LegalZoom. OREGON: LEGAL (Source) Women`s topless attitude is also legal in Oregon (but a few small towns have banned it) – Oregon State Park: LEGAL Can cities ban tangas? The Supreme Court of the State in State v.
