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955.09 RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES REGULATION.
   No person in a park shall do any of the following:
   (a)   Bathing.
      (1)   Certain hours. Frequent any waters or places designated for the purpose of swimming or bathing or congregate thereat, except between such hours of the day as shall be designated by the Superintendent for such purposes for each individual area;
(Ord. 4789. Passed 11-19-56.)
      (2)   Bathhouses. Dress or undress on any beach or in any vehicle, toilet or other place, except in such bathing houses or structures as may be provided for that purpose;
(Ord. 92-119. Passed 6-1-92.)
   (b)   Hunting and Firearms. Hunt, trap or pursue wild life at any time; nor in violation of any law do any of the following: use, carry, or possess firearms of any descriptions, or air rifles, spring guns, bow and arrows, slings or any other forms of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device; nor shoot into park areas from beyond park boundaries; (Ord. 2012-32. Passed 4-2-12.)
   (c)   Picnic Areas and Use.
      (1)   Regulated. Picnic or lunch in a place other than those designated for that purpose; attendants shall have the authority to regulate the activities in such areas when necessary to prevent congestion and to secure the maximum use for the comfort and convenience of all; visitors shall comply with any directions given to achieve this end;
      (2)   Availability. Violate the regulation that use of the individual fireplaces together with tables and benches follows generally the rule of "first come, first served;"
(Ord. 4789. Passed 11-19-56.)
      (3)   Nonexclusive. Use any portion of the picnic areas or of any of the buildings or structures therein to the exclusion of other persons, except through proper reservations, nor shall any person use such area facilities for an unreasonable time if the facilities are crowded;
(Ord. 92-119. Passed 6-1-92.)
      (4)   Duty of picnicker. Leave a picnic area before the fire is completely extinguished and before all trash in the nature of boxes, papers, cans, bottles, garbage and other refuse is placed in the disposal receptacles where provided; if no such trash receptacles are available, then refuse and trash shall be carried away from the park area by the picnicker to be properly disposed of elsewhere;
   (d)   Camping. Set up tents, shacks or any other temporary shelter for the purpose of overnight camping, nor leave in a park after closing hours any movable structure or special vehicle to be used or that could be used for such purpose, such as house trailer, camp trailer, camp wagon or the like;
(Ord. 4789. Passed 11-19-56.)
   (e)   Games. Take part in or abet the playing of any games involving throwing or otherwise propelling objects such as balls, stones, arrows, javelins or model airplanes except in areas set apart for such forms of recreation; the playing of rough or comparatively dangerous games such as football, baseball and quoits is prohibited except on the fields and courts or open areas provided therefor;
(Ord. 92-119. Passed 6-1-92.)
   (f)   Horseback Riding. Ride a horse except on designated bridle trails; where permitted, horses shall be thoroughly broken and properly restrained, and ridden with due care, and shall not be allowed to graze or go unattended, nor shall they be hitched to any rock, tree or shrub.
(Ord. 4789. Passed 11-19-56.)
955.10 PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
   No person in a park shall do any of the following:
   (a)   Intoxicating Beverages.
      (1)   Prohibition. Bring alcoholic beverages into a park or drink alcoholic beverages at any time in a park;
      (2)   Drunkenness. Enter or be in a park under the influence of intoxicating liquor;
   (b)   Fireworks and Explosives. Bring or have in his possession or set off or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn, any firecrackers, torpedo, rocket or other fireworks or explosives of flammable material, or discharge them or throw them into any such area from land or a highway adjacent thereto; this prohibition includes any substance, compound, mixture or article that in conjunction with any other substance or compound would be dangerous from any of the foregoing standpoints;
   (c)   Reservation of Facilities. Occupy any seat or bench or enter into or loiter or remain in any pavilion or other park structure or section thereof which may be reserved and designated by the Park and Recreation Board for the use of the opposite sex; exception is made for children under five years of age;
   (d)   Dress. Appear at any place in other than proper clothing; with the exception of the restricted bathing areas, "properly clothed" shall be construed to prohibit the wearing of trunks or clothing that does not cover the upper portion of the body;
(Ord. 4789. Passed 11-19-56.)
   (e)   Fires. Build or attempt to build a fire except in such areas and under such regulations as may be designated by the Director of Parks and Recreation; no person shall drop, throw or otherwise scatter lighted matches, burning cigarettes or cigars, tobacco paper or other flammable material, within any park area or on any highway, road or street abutting or contiguous thereto;
   (f)   Closed Areas. Enter an area posted as "Closed to the Public, "nor use or abet the use of any area in violation of posted notices;
   (g)   Games of Chance. Gamble or participate in or abet any game of chance;
   (h)   Going onto Ice. Go onto the ice on any of the waters except such areas as are designated as skating fields, and provided a safety signal is displayed;
   (i)   Loitering and Boisterousness. Sleep or protractedly lounge on the seats or benches or other areas, or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting or indecent language, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior tending to a breach of the public peace.
   (j)   Trespassing After Dark. Trespass in a City park or recreation area after dark unless authorized by the Park and Recreation Board or its designated agent; the Board is hereby authorized to designate what hours shall constitute darkness, whereupon such Board shall post signs in a park or recreation area which shall adequately apprise the public.
(Ord. 92-119. Passed 6-1-92.)
955.11 MERCHANDISING, ADVERTISING AND SIGNS.
   No person in a park shall do any of the following:
   (a)   Vending and Peddling. Expose or offer for sale any article or thing, nor station or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation, sale or display of any such article or thing without the permission of and acting under the regulation of the Park and Recreation Board.
   (b)   Advertising. Announce, advertise or call the public attention in any way to any article or service for sale or hire without the approval of the Park and Recreation Board.
   (c)   Signs. Paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement or inscription whatever, nor erect or cause to be erected any sign whatever on any public lands without the approval of the Park and Recreation Board.
(Ord. 92-119. Passed 6-1-92.)
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