1. Entries must observe all guidelines and regulations and follow directions from Parade Officials and police or your entry will be removed from the parade.
2. Entries must be in good taste and are subject to the approval of the Parade Officials.
3. The May Day Rotary Parade committee and the City of Port Coquitlam reserve the right to decline any entry.
4. Due to safety considerations, the throwing of candy or promotional items from floats is not permitted. You may have people walking alongside the float to distribute these items person-to-person.
5. Alcoholic beverages and other controlled substances are forbidden on any float, in any vehicle, or on the person of any participant. Violators of this rule are subject to the removal from the parade.
6. Children under 12 must be supervised by an adult at all times.
7. Any entrant with horses and/or live animals requires a cleanup person along the parade route.
8. Music on floats is encouraged and the selections must be family friendly. Sirens will only be used by EMERGENCY VEHICLES to attend to an emergency.
9. Cell phone use is not permitted by any parade vehicle drivers.
10. All entries must maintain a forward motion regulating their speed for a spacing of no less than 15 meters and no more than 30 meters behind the proceeding unit.
11. A communication system will be in place along the parade route to monitor parade progress and to address any issue that may arise.
12. All entries completing the parade route will disperse in the assigned dispersal area.
13. Judging begins as the parade progresses. Prizes are awarded in the categories of Community Group/Association, School, and Commercial. See the Rotary website for winners within 2 weeks.
14. Every parade entry is required to have two safety people walking with them, one safety person on each side of the entry for the duration of the parade route. NOTE: Exceptions include marching or walking entries with participants over the age of eighteen.