§ 96.18 INFLICTING INJURY TO WILDLIFE OR VEGETATION PROHIBITED.
   (A)   (1)   No person shall kill, wound, hunt, trap, shoot, throw rocks or missiles at, chase, molest, remove, or possess any feral animal, reptile, bird, bird’s nest, squirrel’s nest, or young or eggs of any reptile or bird, or knowingly buy, receive, possess, sell, or give away any animal, reptile, bird, or egg killed or taken within any park.
      (2)   The Park Board may grant written permission for hunting or trapping certain species under restricted conditions to prevent species overpopulation.
   (B)   (1)   No person shall harvest, cut, remove, break, disturb, set fire to, or otherwise damage any vegetation or other growing thing within any park.
      (2)   For the purposes of this section, the word VEGETATION includes but is not limited to plants, flowers, flowerbeds, shrubs, tree growth, branches, stems, fruits, and leaves.
   (C)   (1)   No person shall attach a rope, tether, cable, or other contrivance to any vegetation in any park.
      (2)   However, the ripe fruit and seeds of plants and trees may be collected from the ground by any person.
(1986 Code, § 36-10-3-3) (Ord. 3-1962, passed 7-12-1962; Ord. 6-1980, passed 9-21-1980) Penalty, see § 96.99