Ocean City, Maryland, just tightened its beach rules, banning tents and limiting canopy use starting now.

The move is meant to boost safety, help lifeguards see better and ease crowding during those packed summer days.

It comes on the heels of even more proposed bans .

Here’s the deal:

Tents with sides? Gone.

Canopies? Still OK — but they must be:

Open on all sides

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No bigger than 10×10 feet

At least 3 feet from the next canopy

Properly anchored within their footprint

Set up after 10 a.m.

Placed behind lifeguard stands

And no ba

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