(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;
(2) Dig trenches, holes, or other excavations;
(3) Introduce any plant, animal, or other agent within a park without a use permit, and other permits as required by state and federal law;
(4) Harvest/grow/cultivate a controlled substance;
(5) Cut or gather wood;
(6) Engage in metal detecting for reclaiming lost personal property without a permit; and/or
(7) Transport, possess, or burn firewood in a county park unless the firewood is purchased from the county or a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources approved firewood vendor.
(B) Disturbance of 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 in nuisance situations as permitted by a use permit;
(2) Remove any animal, living or dead, from a park without a use permit; and any animal so removed or taken contrary to the provisions of this chapter or laws of the state shall be considered contraband and subject to seizure and confiscation; and/or
(3) Release or abandon any animal within a park.
(C) Destruction or defacement. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Intentionally deface, vandalize, or otherwise cause destruction to park property; and/or
(2) Intentionally deface, destroy, cover, damage, or remove any placard, notice, sign, or parts thereof, whether permanent or temporary, posted or exhibited by the Public Works Division.
(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 park lands or any body of water in or adjacent to a park, or any tributary, stream, storm sewer, or drain flowing into the waters; and/or
(2) Discharge waste water or any other wastes in a park, except into designated containers, drains, or dumping stations.
(E) Interference of park property. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit physical encroachment upon park property including, but not limited to, actions such as mowing of grasses, and/or placement of personal property, debris, materials, buildings, sheds, other structures, informal trails, or signs on park lands unless permitted.
(Ord. 30, passed 4-14-87; Am. Ord. 72-2011, passed 1-17-12; Am. Ord. 86-2018, passed 8-21-18) Penalty, see § 91.99