§ 95.059 HUNTING; FISHING; WILDLIFE; DOMESTIC ANIMALS AT LARGE.
    It shall be unlawful for any person in the county park system to:
   (A)   Hunting. Hunt, trap, shoot, kill, wound, molest, capture, chase, willfully frighten or attempt to harm any wildlife or wildlife habitat within the park, except as undertaken by authorized park personnel in their exercise of a bona fide wildlife management practice.
   (B)   Fishing; wildlife. No person shall:
      (1)   Disobey posted notice prohibiting feeding mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians or fish;
      (2)   Place, dump, abandon, or leave any fish, mammal, reptile or bird, either wild or domestic, on park property;
      (3)   Fish without a state fishing license; except as provided for in the state fishing regulations;
      (4)   Violate state regulations of seasons, hours, and fishing/baiting methods or as otherwise designated in park regulations;
      (5)   Catch and keep bass. All bass fishing is catch and release only.
   (C)   Domestic animals. No person shall:
      (1)   Cause or permit any animal, under a person's custody or his or her control, to enter the park, except a dog restrained by a leash not exceeding eight feet in length; except when entering a designated off-leash dog park, or except when such animal is part of a Department sponsored program. Further, the person having custody of the dog or animal on park premises or in a designated off-leash dog park, or Department sponsored program shall be responsible for the timely removal of any animal solid waste;
      (2)   Individuals with documented disabilities shall be allowed to enter county parks with a service animal as defined by the Americans with Disability Act so long as such animal is properly leashed and under the direct control of the individual;
      (3)   No individual should possess, on a leash, or otherwise any pet and/or pets which they are unable to supervise and appropriately care for while on park premises;
      (4)   Cause or permit any exotic animal(s), under a person's custody or his control, to enter the park as described in § 90.16;
      (5)   Bring, use, ride, or drive a horse, mule, cow, or any other animal in any part of the parks, except for commercially licensed horse-drawn carriages, which will be treated as a commercial vehicle for the purpose of this section, or unless the animal is part of a park-sponsored program.
(Ord. passed 10-3-2016; Ord. passed 1-6-2020; Ord. passed 1-10-2022; Ord. passed 2-5-2024)