BAG POLICY & PROHIBITED ITEMS
Approved Bags
- 1-Gallon Plastic Freezer Bag
- Clutch with Shoulder Strap
- Clutch with wrist strap
- Clutches may not be larger than 4.5″x6.5″
- 12″x6″x12″ Clear Plastic Bag
Non-Approved Bags
- Backpacks & Clear Backpacks
- Non-clear fanny packs
- Diaper bags
- Seat Cushions
- Tinted plastic Bag
- Purses
- Oversized Tote Bag
- Camera Cases unless credentialed member of the media
Prohibited Items
- No offensive language on clothing or signs
- No outside beverages including alcohol
- No weapons of any kind or toy replicas
No Bull Horns or artificial noise makers of any kind - No smoking or vaping
- No Poles, Brooms, or any other type of sticks
- No Umbrellas
- Fireworks of any kind (including smoke bombs and flares)
- No glass and plastic bottles, cans, coolers, containers, food or beverages of any kind
- No illegal drugs or chemicals
- No laser pointers or light pointers
- No animals (except service animals must have proper paperwork)
- No unapproved pamphlets, handouts, advertisements, etc.
- No skateboards, roller blades, roller skates, roller shoes, etc.
- Other items as may be determined by stadium security, staff or management
- Personal cameras are PERMITTED. Professional cameras/large detachable lens and tripods are not permitted without prior approval. Video is only permitted with the approval of the University of North Florida with the proper credentials.
TAILGATING
- Tailgating is only permitted in parking lots 5, 18, and 34.
- Only persons of legal age are permitted to possess and consume alcohol in the tailgating area.
- The tailgating may start no sooner than four (4) hours prior to the athletic event and must conclude no later than the start of the athletic event.
- The following are not permitted during tailgating:
- Glass bottles or containers, beer kegs, party balls, multi-quart containers of beer and drinking paraphernalia (e.g., funnels, beer bongs, ice luges, etc).
- Drinking games or activities that encourage the rapid consumption of alcohol.
- Structures of any kind, with the exception of pop-up tents or canopies, which must be secured and cannot obstruct sidewalks or roadways.
- Bonfires, fire pits, or fire bowls.
- Gas or charcoal grills are permitted and must be removed at the end of the athletic event. Portable fire extinguishers are strongly recommended. Charcoal, ashes, lighter fluid, and propane tanks cannot be left on campus property or thrown in the trash receptacles.
- The University reserves the right to deny access to the tailgating event or remove individuals from the tailgating event who exhibit behaviors consistent with alcohol intoxication, or who behave in any manner inconsistent with these alcohol guidelines or any other university regulation or policy. Event managers and the University Police Department (UPD) further reserve the right to confiscate any alcohol or alcohol containers being held, sold, or served in violation of these alcohol guidelines.
- The University is not responsible for damage to personal items such as tents or tables within the designated tailgating areas.
- All trash, bottles, cans, food waste, etc., must be picked up and placed in trash receptacles.
- Animals are not allowed except when permitted by the University’s Service, Assistance and Other Animals on Campus Regulation, 6.0210R.
- UNF is a smoke-free campus. Smoking at tailgating events is not permitted.
- The tailgating safety and security plan is coordinated by UPD in consultation with Athletics and Environmental Health and Safety.
Violations of federal or state law or city or county ordinances related to alcohol may result in action by the UPD or other outside law enforcement. Violation of these guidelines may also result in disciplinary action. See Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy 14.0060P, the UNF Student Code of Conduct 5.0010R, Disciplinary Action 4.0260R, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
