It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation using parks to perform or permit to be performed any of the following acts:
(A) Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, displace, or remove any building, bridge, table, bench, fireplace, railing, paving, paving material, waterline or other public utility or part or appurtenance thereof; sign, notice, placard, whether temporary or permanent; monument, stake, post, or other boundary marker; tree, bush, shrub, flower, grass, plant, or any other landscaping of any kind or character; or other structure, equipment, facility, park property, or appurtenance whatsoever, either real or personal.
(B) Throw, discard, or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream, or other body of water in or adjacent to any park or any tributary, stream, storm sewer, or drain flowing into such water, any substance, matter, or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of said waters.
(C) Bring in or dump, deposit, or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, refuse, or other trash. No such refuse or trash shall be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park or left anywhere on the grounds thereof, but shall be placed in receptacles where these are provided. Where receptacles are not provided, all rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere.
(D) Disturb the peace or use any profane, obscene, or blasphe-mous language, or engage in rude, obscene, or indecent actions or conduct.
(E) Endanger the safety of any person by any conduct or act.
(F) Carry, possess, or drink any alcoholic liquor in any park, except by special permission of the Board of Public Works and Safety.
(G) Violate any rule for the use of the park, made or approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety.
(H) Prevent any person from using any park, or any of its facilities, or interfere with such use in the compliance with this ordinance and the rules applicable to such use.
(I) Swim, bathe, or wade in any water or waterways in or adjacent to any park, except in such waters and at such places as are provided therefor, and in compliance with such regulations as herein set forth or may be thereafter adopted.
(J) It shall be unlawful to bring any dangerous animal into any park, and it shall be unlawful to permit any dog to be in any park unless such dog is on a leash not more than six feet long. The Park Superintendent or Police Department or other city official is authorized to take up and impound any animal found in violation of this section.
(Ord. 884, passed 9-18-78)