(A) Disturbance of natural features. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Intentionally remove, alter, injure or destroy any tree, other plant, rock, soil or mineral without a permit.
(2) Dig trenches, holes or other excavations in a park.
(3) Introduce any plant, animal or other agent within a park.
(4) Harvest, grow or cultivate controlled substances.
(B) Wildlife. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Kill, trap, hunt, pursue or in any manner disturb or cause to be disturbed, any species of wildlife, except as permitted by city permit in designated areas.
(2) Remove any animal, living or dead, from a park. Any animal so removed or taken contrary to the provisions of this chapter or laws of the State of Minnesota shall be considered contraband and subject to seizure and confiscation.
(3) Release or abandon any animal within a park.
(4) Feed any wildlife or feral animals in a park.
(C) Destruction; defacement of park property; signs. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Intentionally deface, vandalize or otherwise cause destruction to park property.
(2) Intentionally deface, destroy, cover, damage or remove any placard, notice or sign, or parts thereof, whether permanent or temporary, posted or exhibited by the city.
(3) Graffiti: reference Graffiti Ordinance.
(D) Release of harmful or foreign substances. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Place any debris or other pollutant in or upon any city lands or any body of water in or adjacent to a park or any tributary, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing into such waters.
(2) Discharge waste water or any other wastes in a park, except into designated containers, drains or dumping stations.
(3) Release a pesticide in or upon any park lands except by city permit.
(E) Interference of park property. It shall be unlawful for any person to build an encroaching structure, such as a fence, shed or garden, on park property.
(Ord. 2002-969, passed 5-13-02; Am. Ord. 2022-1269, passed 1-10-22) Penalty, see § 10.99