Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct (version 1.03 last updated 3/16/2025

Palmetto Fur The Season is an event organized and Founded by the Palmetto Anthro Collective, which will be referred to by its abbreviated term P.A.C. from here on out in this document. By participating in a P.A.C. event, you agree to our established guidelines and standards detailed in this document. We reserve the right to enforce appropriate action against actions and/or cases that go against our Code of Conduct. This Code of Conduct is in place to make sure everyone is safe and has a good time.

Age Guidelines 

As of writing in March of 2025, events are a minimum of 16+, However some events may be 18+ or 21+. All public P.A.C. chats are 18+ and need ID verification to enter even a SFW chat. Any Individuals aged 16 or 17 attending events must have a parent or guardian present at all times, OR provide a signed consent form from a parent or guardian. All individuals 16 or 17 will receive a specialty minor badge.

Individuals under the age of 16 are forbidden from attending P.A.C. events, even with a parent or guardian. However, these rules may be refined in the future.

Individuals who have been found to falsify their age to gain access to age gated events will be found in violation of P.A.C. rules, and disciplinary action will be taken by the P.A.C. admin team.

Behavior and Dress Code Guidelines 

We understand at events you want to have fun and let loose! However, fun also needs to be safe and respectful. 

Consent is a must! Remember, that under these big fluffy costumes, there is still a human. Consent must be granted before physical contact takes place. Any non-consensual grabbing or touching must be reported to an admin. We have a zero tolerance policy for non-consensual activities.

If disagreements arise between individuals, it’s expected for it to be resolved privately, between to the two parties one on one. If the issue escalates beyond the scope of the two parties, then it may be brought up to the admins.

Understand and respect your surroundings. Is this event in a closed area? Or is this event in a wide open field? Be respectful of the individuals around you and please refrain from screaming, yelling, or making loud noises in areas that are not appropriate. Respect admins, If an admin tells you to readjust your tone or your volume, do as they instruct. Remember, at these events you are also representing the furry fandom and community as a whole, please make the public's impression of the furry fandom a good one. 

Harassment towards anybody is non acceptable. Behaviors that target anyone due to features of the individual, identity, or disability is prohibited.

Prohibited behaviors that will immediately bring you to an organizer for review for possible punishment include but are not limited to: Any behavior of stalking, non-consensual touching, non-consensual and/or inappropriate photo taking, threats of any kind against a member of P.A.C. events, vandalizing property, theft, use of illegal drugs, underage drinking, mentions or implying driving impaired, attempting to solicit members for sexual actives, adults contacting underage members with the intent to invite them to out of P.A.C. events that have age gated actives, creating conflict at events, creating drama between members, creating a scene, and failing to provide ID to an organizer, admin, or venue staff.

Items prohibited will mostly depend on the venue and vary event to event.

The baseline of items prohibited at every venue include but are not limited to:

Explosives, Chemical weapons, crossbows, longbows, spears, long guns, or military grade firearms. 

Dress-code may depend event to event and the age rating of the event. However, one guideline that will never change is clothing and tattoos with symbols that have racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, anti-Semitic, white supremacist, Nazi underlying messages, and symbolism are strictly prohibited. P.A.C. events will never platform or support individuals that support these beliefs. 

Clothing also displaying hardcore blood and gore, and/or pornographic material is also prohibited.

Reporting problematic individuals to keep our events safe

We do not support, nor will we platform individuals with allegations of sexual misconduct, pedophilic, or zoophilic allegations. If there is someone in attendance of a P.A.C. event that has these allegations against them please fill out this google form to file a report, You may file a report anonymous however it may be easier if we have some sort of contact information. if the need arises to contact you collect more information if needed. and our team will investigate. Investigations may take 1-2 months to complete but we will do our best to go through each report and get to the bottom of it. 

3 Strikes You're Out  

P.A.C. events work on a 3 strikes you're out system. If an admin needs to yellow card you 3 times at an event, the issue will be brought to the attention of the organizers. If the the organizers deem you in violation of the Code of Conduct, the admins have the right to remove you from an event. 

Admins

P.A.C. events will always have admins. The public admin list can be found here. Admins will always have specialty yellow lanyards and badges that defer from the general attendance badges. Admins are there to help you and make sure events are in-check and organized. If you have ANY issue during an event, especially if an individual is making you uncomfortable, find an admin for assistant. Any attendees being rude or disrespectful to an admin WILL receive disciplinary action. If an admin is making you uncomfortable or breaking a P.A.C. rule, please reach out to an event organizer/head of staff, they will also have specialty yellow lanyards and badges that defer from the general admin and attendees.