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No person shall destroy, injure, cut, alter or remove any park facility or infrastructure, historical or archeological feature, including, but not limited to, tables, fencing, signs, parking lots, walls, restrooms, or play structures, or natural condition of the landscape, including, but not limited to, flowers, shrubbery, plants, vines, trees, grass, wood, or rocks, in or from any city park or playground except with written permission of the director.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part), Res. No. 39 02-03) (Res. No. 31-13 §12)
No person shall possess any glass container in any park or playground within the city except that the sponsor of an organized public event may obtain permission from the director to possess glass containers, provided that the containers remain under the sponsor’s control and are not distributed to participants of the event.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part)) (Res. No. 31-13 §13)
Equestrian use shall be permitted on all roads and trails within city parks except that equestrian use is prohibited in any city playground, in the One-Mile Recreation Area, on turf areas in any city park, on the Yahi Trail in Bidwell Park, and on accessible trails in any city park. No equestrian use shall be permitted on the trails whenever the director determines that damage is likely due to wet weather condition and closes the trails or portions thereof. Roads closed, permanently or temporarily, to motor vehicles are trails for the purpose of this section. Equestrians shall cross creeks flowing through city parks only at regularly established trail or vehicular crossings. Equestrians shall not tie or hitch any horse within 100 feet of any established swimming pool, picnic ground, or picnic table. Equestrians shall not ride in a reckless or unsafe manner within a city park, whether on- or off-road or trail.
(Res. No. 39 02-03) (Res. No. 31-13 §14)
Except as otherwise provided under Article IV of this Chapter as related specifically to dogs, no person shall bring any wild or domesticated animal into any park or playground in the city unless the animal is penned, caged or kept and maintained on a leash under the effective control of the owner or handler and restrained by a leash not exceeding six (6) feet in length.
(Res. No. 31-13 §15)
Except as herein otherwise provided, it is unlawful to make any fire at any point in any park, greenway, or open space, in the city, except at regularly established places for such purposes. "Regularly Established Places" are defined to be masonry, concrete or metal constructed fireplaces, pits or grills in designated city parks. Only charcoal briquettes from manufactured sources shall be used in Regularly Established Places. The use of portable propane barbecue devices is also allowed in Regularly Established Places only.
Fires at the Campfire Council Ring in Bidwell Park may be authorized by a permit issued by the director, who shall notify the fire department of each permit issued. Such permitted fires shall not be left unattended and must be completely extinguished prior to the permittee's departure.
No fires in BBQs or the Council Ring shall be allowed between 7:00 p.m. and sunrise during the months of October through March, between 9:00 p.m. and sunrise during the months of April through September, during designated Red Flag Fire Warning Days, or other times necessary for public safety.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part))(Res. No. 31-13 §16; Res. No. 87-18 §2)
No person shall throw, dump or otherwise place or cause to be placed, or leave, either directly or indirectly, any rubbish, garbage, sewage or waste matter, or any trash or refuse of any kind or character, in any public park or playground of the city, other than in receptacles established and maintained for such purposes. No person shall bring, or cause to be brought, any rubbish, garbage, sewage, waste matter, trash or refuse of any kind into any public park or playground of the city for the purpose of disposing of same therein either in the receptacles described herein or at any other place.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part))
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