Sec. 46-33. Prohibited acts.
It shall be unlawful for any person using a public park to either perform or permit to be performed any of the following acts:
   (1)   Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, displace, remove or vandalize any building, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings, paving or paving material, water lines or other public utilities or their parts or appurtenances, 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. A violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.
   (2)   Throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream or other body of water in or adjacent to any park or any tributary, stream, storm sewer or drain flowing into such waters, any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of such waters.
   (3)   Bring in or dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, refuse or other trash. No such refuse or trash shall be placed in any waters in or contiguous to any park, or left anywhere on the grounds of a park, but shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided; where receptacles are not so provided, all such rubbish or waste shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence, and properly disposed of elsewhere.
   (4)   Endanger the safety of any person by any conduct or act.
   (5)   Commit any assault or battery or engage in fighting. A violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.
   (6)   Carry, possess or drink any alcoholic beverage.
   (7)   Violate any rule for the use of the park made or approved by the city manager.
   (8)   Prevent any person from using any park, or any of its facilities, or interfere with such use in compliance with this article and the rules applicable to such use.
   (9)   Swim, bathe or wade in any waters or waterways in or adjacent to any park, except in such waters and at such places as are provided in this article, and in compliance with such regulations as are set forth in this article or as may be adopted.
(Ord. No. 104, § 2, 9-18-1978; Ord. No. 153, 5-7-2007; Ord. 222, § 22, 12-3-2018)