(A) Prohibited in Zone A; rules and regulations. Fishing is permitted in Zones B, C and D. The city is hereby authorized and vested with full power and authority to make, promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary and proper for regulating fishing as prohibited or permitted by this subchapter.
(B) State license required; obedience to state law. All persons shall strictly adhere to the current State Department of Natural Resources fishing regulations (TLCS, Chapter 515 - Fish) and any other regulations published by the city annually.
(C) Suspension of privilege. The privilege of fishing in the reservoir or any part thereof may be suspended by the city at any time, whenever such suspension shall be deemed proper to conserve aquatic life or to prevent any tendency to pollute the waters of the reservoir, or to promote the improvement or convenient maintenance or control of Zones A, B, C, D or E or any part thereof. The posting of any authorized sign in any part of such zones shall suspend the privilege of fishing at such location.
(D) Exemption of city and state. Nothing herein enumerated in subsections (A) to (C) above shall apply to or be construed to prevent or penalize anything done or caused to be done by the city or by agents of the Department of Conservation of the state in protecting or caring for the reservoir or the aquatic life therein.
(E) Pollution of water and the like. All persons using the waters of the reservoir for fishing purposes shall so use the same as not to create any unsanitary condition in or about the water or on any part of Zone E or so as to pollute or make any part of the waters unwholesome or unfit for use.
(F) Violations. Violations of any provision of the foregoing provisions of this section, in addition to other penalties herein provided for, may by action of the City Council cause the suspension or revocation of the boat permit from the city of the offending person.
(2000 Code, § 95.26) (Ord. 901, passed 1-10-1978; Ord. 2221, passed 5-8-1990; Ord. 2401, passed 5-14-1996; Ord. 2488, passed 3-9-1999; Ord. 2528, passed 5-9-2000; Ord. 2557, passed 4-10-2001; Ord. 2686, passed 12-13-2005; Ord. 2736, passed 4-10-2007) Penalty, see § 95.99