Can I metal detect on your county parks and the waters surrounding?
Per the Palm Beach County Ordinance below, metal detecting is not allowed in County parks.
Sec. 21-20 – Buildings and other property.
(a)
No person shall willfully mark, deface, injure in any way, displace, remove or tamper with any park buildings, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving, water lines or other public utilities or parts of appurtenances thereof, park signs, notices or placards whether temporary or permanent, monuments, stakes, posts or other boundary markers, or other structures of equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal.
(b)
No person shall dig, move or remove from any park area any beach sand, soil, rocks, stones, trees, shrubs, whether submerged or not, or plants, down-timber, or other wood or materials, or make any excavation by tool, equipment, or other means, or construct or erect any building or structure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any public service utility into, upon, or across such land, or affix any materials to any park property, except with the prior written approval of the director.
(c)
No person shall excavate or remove any artifact from any archeologically sensitive areas with particular concern to Native American burial grounds and living sites.
(Ord. No. 04-022, § 5, 8-17-04)
However, while metal detecting is not allowed on the park or beach itself, metal detecting in the water is out of our jurisdiction.
