(A) Drug and alcohol use. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Use, possess or sell any alcoholic beverage in violation of state statutes or City Code § 112.047 and unless expressly approved by city permit or license.
(2) Consume or display any alcoholic beverage at sites where the city or its agent is a licensed vendor of alcoholic beverages, unless purchased at that site, or authorized by special permit.
(3) Possess or bring beer or wine into a park in kegs, barrels, or other bulk tap quantities, except by city permit.
(4) Use, manufacture, possess, constructively possess, sell, give away, barter, exchange, distribute, or otherwise transfer any controlled substance, except on a lawful prescription by a person licensed by law to prescribe and administer controlled substances as specifically defined in City Code Chapter 135.
(5) Inhale, breathe, or drink or be or become intoxicated by reason of inhaling, breathing, or drinking any substance defined as "glue."
(6) Sell, furnish or deliver intoxicating liquor for any purpose to any minor or to any person obviously intoxicated or to any other person to whom sale is prohibited by state statute or by the City Code.
(B) Public nuisance; personal safety. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Engage in fighting or exhibit threatening, violent, disorderly or indecent behaviors.
(2) Make unreasonable coarse utterance, gesture or display.
(3) Address abusive language tending to incite a breach of the peace or to be inimical to the peace of any person present.
(4) Engage in any course of conduct or participate in any activity in any park after he or she is advised by a police officer or other park employee or park patrol agent having authority to regulate or manage the area, that such conduct or participation is unreasonably and unnecessarily hazardous to the personal safety of said person or another person; or impairs or limits the lawful use and enjoyment of the facility or area by other persons.
(5) Intentionally expose his or her own genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast below the top of areola, with less than a fully opaque covering, except while breast feeding, while on park property, if ten years of age or older.
(6) Otherwise create a hazardous or physically offensive condition to any person present.
(C) Property of others. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Intentionally disturb, harass or interfere with a park visitor’s property.
(2) Leave or store personal property on city property.
(D) Littering. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit, scatter, drop or abandon in a park any bottles, cans, broken glass, hot coals, ashes, sewage, waste or other material, except in receptacles provided for such purposes.
(E) Possession and use of firearms; weapons; fireworks Except for a licensed police officer, it shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Have in his/her possession within any city park, fire or discharge, or cause to be fired or discharged across, in, or into any portion of a park all those weapons included under M.S. § 609.02, Subd. 6, but also includes a spear, bow and arrow, crossbow, sling shot, paintball gun, or any other dangerous weapon or projectile, except for purposes designated by the city in areas and at times designated by the city.
(2) Possess, set off or attempt to set off or ignite any firecracker, fireworks, smoke bombs, rockets, black powder guns or other pyrotechnics without a city permit.
(3) Shine a laser in the face of another person.
(F) Interference with employee performance of duty. It shall be unlawful for any person to impersonate or pretend to be any employee of the city or interfere with, harass or hinder any employee in the discharge of his/her duties.
(Ord. 2002-969, passed 5-13-02; Am. Ord. 2022-1269, passed 1-10-22) Penalty, see § 10.99