No person in a park shall, except by the authority of public officers having charge of such park, do any of the following:
(a) Buildings and Other Property.
(1) Disfiguration and removal. Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, displace or remove any building, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving or paving material, water lines or other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof, signs, notices or placards whether temporary or permanent, monuments, stakes, posts or other boundary markers, or other structures or equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances whatsoever, either real or personal;
(2) Restrooms and washrooms. Fail to cooperate in maintaining restrooms and washrooms in a neat and sanitary condition. No person over the age of five years shall use the restrooms and washrooms designated for the opposite sex;
(3) Removal of natural resources. Dig or remove any beach sand, whether submerged or not, or any soil, rock, stones, trees, shrubs or plants, downtimber or other wood or materials, or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting or other means or agency;
(4) Erection of structures. Construct or erect any building or structure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any public service utility into, upon or across such lands, except on special written permit issued hereunder;
(b) Trees, Shrubbery, Lawns.
(1) Injury and removal. Damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or plant or injure the bark, or pick the flowers or seeds of any tree or plant; nor attach any rope, wire or other contrivance to any tree or plant; nor dig in or otherwise disturb the grass areas or in any other way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any area;
(2) Climbing trees, etc. Climb any tree or walk, stand or sit upon monuments, vases, fountains, railing, fences or gun carriages or upon any other property not designated or customarily used for such purposes;
(3) Hitching of animals. Tie or hitch a horse or other animal to any tree or plant;
(c) Wild Animals, Birds, Etc.
(1) Hunting. Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, reptile or bird; nor remove or have in his possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs or nest or young of any reptile or bird; nor collect, remove, have in his possession, give away, sell or offer to sell, or buy or offer to buy or accept as a gift, any specimen alive or dead of any of the group of tree snails, except that snakes known to be deadly poisonous, such as rattlesnakes, moccasins, coral snakes or other deadly reptiles, may be killed on sight;
(2) Feeding. Give or offer or attempt to give to any animal or bird any tobacco, alcohol or other known noxious substances.
(Ord. 4789. Passed 11-19-56.)