The new rules will prevent fans from bringing their own alcohol into the venue after 6pm on the Sunday (29 August). Firewood and campfires will also be monitored.
The rules have come in response to a report published by Reading Borough Council on last year's festival.
The report said: "As groups grew in numbers they began moving around the site committing crime and acting in a disorderly and anti-social manner.
"Numerous fires were started, telegraph poles carrying onsite lighting were tampered with, sections of fencing were ripped up and hedgerows, tents, rubbish and combustibles were set alight."
Organisers Festival Republic, in conjunction with the local council, has also agreed to increase night-time security throughout the whole event.
The Reading festival takes place from August 27-29 and will be headlined by Guns N' Roses, Arcade Fire and Blink-182.
The trial will not affect the corresponding Leeds festival held on the same weekend.
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