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Save Our Shores - Remove Your Beach Gear
Date:  3/8/2019

The City of Galveston recently passed a new ordinance requiring beachgoers to remove their gear from the beach at sunset.  They can put it back up at sunrise.

The new beach ordinance stipulates that items such as canopies, umbrellas, chairs and other personal property must not be left on the beach after sunset and before sunrise.  City of Galveston Ordinance 19-017 Secs. 8-27.

The city will tag personal items until June 29th, and after the 29th the items will be disposed of.

Save Our Shores - Remove Your Gear From The Beach

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