Rest areas, welcome centers, truck comfort stations and
wayside parks are provided for the rest, relaxation, and comfort of the
traveling public. These roadside facilities are safely removed from the
traveled way to provide motorists with a safe opportunity to stop and rest.
Persons using these facilities shall comply with the following
requirements:
(1) Group functions are
prohibited.
(2) Camping is
prohibited.
(3) The use of
alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs is prohibited.
(4) Parking at rest areas and welcome centers
is limited to a period of up to three hours, except for commercial motor
vehicle operators and persons permitted under rule
14-28.005, F.A.C.
(5) Parking at rest areas and welcome centers
is limited to a period of up to ten hours for commercial motor vehicle
operators subject to hours of service regulations under the United States Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) or state law.
(6) All vehicles, including commercial motor
vehicles, must be parked in the appropriate parking space designed to
accomodate the vehicle.
(7) Animals
must be kept on leash or in other appropriate restraining devices, e.g. cages,
except for designated fenced no-leash exercise areas, if available. Animals,
other than service animals, shall not be taken into any shelters or other
buildings.
(8) No person shall
disturb or injure birds, nests, eggs, squirrels, or any other animals within
the area. Feeding of wild or feral animals on-site is prohibited.
(9) No person shall pick any flowers,
foliage, fruit; or cut, break, dig up, or in any way mutilate or injure any
tree, shrub, plant, grass turf, railing seat, fence, structure or anything
within the area; or cut, carve, write, paint or paste on any tree, stone,
fence, wall, building, monument or other object therein, any bill,
advertisement or inscription whatsoever.
(10) No person shall dig up or remove any
dirt, stones, rocks or other objects; make any excavation, quarry any stones or
lay or set off any blast or cause or assist in doing any of these activities
within the area.
(11) Fires are
prohibited, except for facilities where grills are present and provided for
this purpose. A person using a grill at locations where grills are present will
be responsible for completely extinguishing the grill before leaving the
area.
(12) No article or object
shall be offered for sale within the area.
(13) Bottles, broken glass, ashes, waste
paper or other rubbish shall be left only at such places provided for
disposal.
(14) No person shall hook
up his or her vehicle to electrical and water outlets.
