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§ 10-1-1-7 RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
   (A)   Hunting and Firearms. No person in a park shall carry or possess for the purpose of hunting, trapping or pursuing wildlife at any time, firearms of any description, or air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slings, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blanks, cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is prohibited. Exception is here made to law enforcement officers while in performance of their duties.
   (B)   Picnic Areas and Use.
      (1)   Availability. No person in a park shall prevent any person from using any park, or any of its facilities, or interfere with any use already engaged in that is in compliance with §§ 10-1-1-1 et seq. and the rules applicable to such use.
      (2)   Duty of Picnicker. No person in a park shall leave a picnic area before the fire is completely extinguished and before all trash in the nature of boxes, papers, cans, bottles, garbage and other refuse is placed in the disposal receptacles where provided. If no such trash receptacles are available, then refuse and trash shall be carried away from the park area by the picnicker to be properly disposed of elsewhere.
      (3)   Horseback Riding. Ride a horse or any other animal except on designated bridle trails. Where permitted, horses or any other animal shall be thoroughly broken and properly restrained, and ridden with due care, and shall not be allowed to graze or go unattended, or be hitched to any rock, tree or shrub.
   (C)   Dangerous Amusements. No person in a park shall:
      (1)   Engage in activities that involve thrown or otherwise propelling objects such as hard balls, stones, arrows, javelins, model airplanes, or other objects likely to inflict injury, except in areas set apart for such forms of recreation.
      (2)   Roller skate except in those areas specifically designated for such pastime.
('74 Code, 11-2-7) (Ord. 150-1971; Am. Ord. 27-1991)