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No person shall hunt, injure, harass or take any wildlife including, but not limited to, wild game, animals, birds, or eggs in any city park or playground except with written permission of the director, which permission shall be given solely for the protection of life or property or the preservation of wildlife. All applicable federal, state, or municipal statutes, regulations, or ordinances including, but not limited to, any park rule or regulation now or hereafter adopted by the city, shall have full force and effect in city parks and playgrounds.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part), Res. No. 39 02-03) (Res. No. 31-13 §18)
A. No person shall take or discharge any firearm or other projectile weapon upon, through, across, or within any city park or playground except by special permission from the director.
B. All applicable federal, state, or municipal statutes, regulations, or ordinances related to firearms or other projectile weapons including, but not limited to, any park rule or regulation now or hereafter adopted by the city shall have full force and effect in city parks and playgrounds.
C. Notwithstanding the above, a person may take a firearm or other projectile weapon in Upper Bidwell Park while going to or coming from the Chico Rod and Gun Club facility. Such persons may only discharge a firearm or other projectile weapon in Upper Bidwell Park within the Chico Rod and Gun Club facility.
D. For the purposes of this section, “firearm or other projectile weapon” includes, but is not limited to, any pistol, revolver, rifle, gun, flare gun, paint ball gun, zip gun, spring gun, air gun, BB or pellet gun, rocket, rocket launcher, rocket propelled projectile launcher, slingshot, wrist rocket, bow and arrow, or crossbow or compound bow designed to propel an arrow.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part), Res. No. 39 02-03) (Res. No. 31-13 §1)
No person shall light or carry any lighted cigar, pipe, cigarette or other smoking device within any city-owned park, greenway, open space or preserve, or on the sidewalks adjacent to and surrounding City Plaza. This section shall not apply to the Bidwell Park Municipal Golf Course.
(Res. No. 68-09) (Res. No. 31-13 §20)
A. Hang-gliding. No person shall participate in the sport of hang-gliding within the boundaries of any city park or playground.
B. Para-gliding. Para-gliding in Bidwell Park is permitted as follows:
1. No person shall para-glide in Bidwell Park without first obtaining a permit from the director. Permit applications shall be filed in the office of the director. The director shall issue permits only to pilots who provide evidence of current membership in the United States Hang Gliding and Para- gliding Association (USHPA) and possess, at a minimum, a USHPA intermediate rating of Para 3. A permit may also be issued to a pilot who is a member of USHPA and has a beginner rating of Para 2, subject to the condition that a pilot with a Para 2 rating may only para-glide in Bidwell Park when accompanied by another pilot who possesses a rating of Para 3 or greater and who has also been issued a permit by the director. An applicant for a para-gliding permit must agree in writing to comply with the permit conditions set forth in paragraph 2., below, prior to issuance of a permit. A permit shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.
2. All para-gliding permits shall be subject to the following conditions:
a. All pilots shall fly with a reserve parachute.
b. Para-gliding shall occur only from those designated launching and landing locations delineated in Exhibit “L” of this chapter.
c. Only one pilot launching and one pilot setting up shall be permitted on each launch site at any one time.
d. Pilots shall make every effort to minimize their effect on the launch site by not digging, removing or moving rocks, or removing any vegetation.
e. Motorized para-gliding is prohibited.
f. Para-gliding acrobatics are prohibited.
g. Pilots shall avoid flying over or around horses.
h. All pilots with a Para 2 rating must be accompanied by a pilot with a Para 3, or greater, rating who also has a permit issued by the director.
i. The director may apply additional conditions if necessary to protect the natural resources of Bidwell Park.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part), Res. No. 36-09 §3 (part)) (Res. No. 31-13 §21)
No person shall enter into or use a designated restoration area which has been appropriately signed and fenced as such within the boundaries of any city park or playground. For the purposes of this section, “designated restoration area” means an area within a city park or playground requiring special renovation or reconstruction in order to protect and/or restore the animal or plant life within it, or to refurbish its natural terrain features, and which requires the exclusion of public use for an appropriate and necessary time period to accomplish such end.
(Res. No. 19 93-94 §2 (part))
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