10-36-020 Animals prohibited.

   No person shall bring or lead any dog in any park, public playground or airport unless it is held by a leash, not more than six feet long, except in park areas designated and posted by the City of Chicago or by the general superintendent of the Chicago Park District to be "dog friendly areas" and no person shall bring or lead any dog or other animal onto the premises of any bathing beach except in beach areas designated and posted by the general superintendent of the Chicago Park District to be "dog friendly areas", and at such hours also designated and posted by the general superintendent of the Chicago Park District. No person shall bring more than three dogs to any park or beach area. However, these restrictions will not apply to dogs utilized by police for patrol purposes.

(Prior code § 37-2; Amend Coun. J. 7-19-00, p. 38596, § 1)

10-36-030 Missiles.

   Persons are forbidden to throw stones or other missiles within any park, public playground, bathing beach, public bath, or airport of the city.

(Prior code § 37-3; Amend Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 5888, § 18)

10-36-050 Breach of peace.

   No threatening, abusive, insulting or indecent language shall be allowed in any part of such park, public playground, bathing beach, public bath or airport; nor shall any conduct be permitted whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned; nor shall any person tell fortunes; nor shall any person play any game of chance at or with any table or instrument of gambling; nor shall any person commit any obscene or indecent act therein. Sales of Illinois State Lottery tickets made pursuant to the Lottery Act, PA. 78-20, effective July 1, 1974, as amended, at O'Hare International Airport are hereby expressly authorized.

(Prior code § 37-5; Amend Coun. J. 2-20-85, p. 13844; Mayoral veto. 2-27-85, p. 14160; Amend Coun. J. 11-20-85, p. 22700)

10-36-060 Bill posting.

   No person shall post or otherwise affix any bills, notice or other paper upon any structure or thing within any park, public playground, bathing beach, public bath or airport belonging to the city, nor upon any of the gates or inclosures thereof. During the term of any concession and lease agreement between the City of Chicago and a private operator with respect to Chicago Midway Airport, the matters set forth in this Section, as they apply to Chicago Midway Airport, shall be governed by the concession and lease agreement in effect with respect to Chicago Midway Airport and this section shall not be applicable with respect to Chicago Midway Airport during that time.

(Prior code § 37-6; Amend Coun. J. 10-8-08, p. 41099, § 11)

10-36-070 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-3-01, p. 68139, § 5, repealed § 10-36-070, which pertained to musical instruments or military drills.

10-36-080 Bonfires.

   No person shall light, make or use any bonfire in any park, public playground or bathing beach.

(Prior code § 37-8)

10-36-090 Protection of park property.

   No person shall be allowed to play ball or other games likely to injure the grass, lawn, turf or shrubbery, in any of the city parks, except in such places as may be provided for that purpose.

   Nor shall any person cut, break or in any way injure or deface trees, shrubs, plants, turf or any of the buildings, fences, bridges or other construction or property contained therein.

(Prior code § 37-9)

10-36-100 Intoxicating liquors.

   No intoxicated person shall enter, be or remain in any public park, playground or bathing beach, nor, subject to the exceptions provided in Section 4-60-073 of this Code, shall any person bring into, sell, give away or drink any intoxicating liquors in any public park, playground or bathing beach.

(Prior code § 37-9.1; Amend Coun. J. 5-12-10, p. 91358, § 2)