(a) All parks owned and operated by the town, shall close each evening at 11:00 p.m. and shall not reopen until 6:00 a.m. the following day. This section shall not apply to League or other organized activities that may continue on beyond such hour of closing although it is the intent of this section that such activities be planned otherwise to end by such hour of closing or as soon as possible thereafter. In the event of any such activities extending beyond such hour of closing, participants or spectators thereof shall have 15 minutes after the conclusion of such activities to vacate the park area and not otherwise be in violation of this section. It shall be considered a violation of this section for any person charged by law with the care, custody, and control over any child who has not reached the age of 18 years of age or any parent, parents, person, or persons, or any individual having temporary care, custody, and control of any child under the age of 18 years of age to allow or permit such child, ward, or other person under 18 years of age to remain in the town parks beyond the hours set for closing of the same.
(B) Each member of the Town Police Department is directed to take into custody any person under the age of 18 years violating the provisions of this section and transport such minor person to his or her place of residence and thereupon determine the name of the parent, guardian, or other person have the legal custody of such minor person. It shall be the duty then of the apprehending officer to cause a citation for violation of this section to be issued to said offending parent, guardian, or other custodial person of said minor child.
(Prior Code, § 5.11) (Ord. 1993-11, passed 8-3-1993) Penalty, see § 94.99