(A) Preservation of natural resources.
(1) No person shall remove any soil, rock, stones, trees, shrubs, plants or any other natural resources from any park.
(2) No person shall damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or injure the bark, or pick the flowers or seeds of any tree or plant in any park except in accord with a specific permit issued by the Department. It is permissible to harvest ripe fruit, nuts or mushrooms, except in areas specifically designated and posted as “no harvest” areas.
(3) No person shall damage, deface or injure by any means any grass areas, or in any way disturb the existing environment or usefulness of any public area.
(B) Dealing with vegetation and natural material.
(1) It is strictly prohibited for any person to knowingly plant, deposit, cultivate, place or remove within any park any vegetation or seed therefrom, except in accord with a specific permit issued by the Department.
(2) It is strictly prohibited for any person to displace, excavate, carry away or otherwise remove or modify the arrangement of any soil, sand, gravel, stone rock, asphalt or other ground surface material within any park, except in accord with specific permit issued by the Department.
(Ord. 8-2021, passed 5-18-2021) Penalty, see § 94.99