1068.12 CEMETERY RULES.
   (a)   No vehicle shall be driven faster than four miles per hour within the gates of the Municipal Cemetery.
   (b)   No obscene language or loud or profane conversation shall be indulged in within the Cemetery.
   (c)   No person shall wantonly or willfully remove, cut or break, or in any manner injure or destroy, any tree, shrub or plant, or pick, crush or gather, or in any way injure or destroy, any flower, either wild or cultivated, or any herbage, fruit or produce of any such tree, shrub or plant, within the Cemetery.
   (d)   No person in a state of intoxication shall enter the Cemetery.
   (e)   No person shall remain in the Cemetery after having, for good cause, been ordered by the Foreman of Municipal Parks, Properties and Cemeteries to leave the premises.
   (f)   No person shall write upon, cut, bruise, break, discolor, walk over or otherwise deface or injure any stone, monument, marker, fence or other structure within or a part of the Cemetery.
   (g)   No person shall catch, wound, kill or attempt to injure any bird, or remove or disturb any bird's nest or eggs in the Cemetery.
   (h)   No person shall suffer or permit a dog, cat, horse, cow, sheep, goat or other domestic animal or bird to run at large within the Cemetery.
   (i)   No person shall act in a disrespectful manner within the Cemetery property.
   (j)   The Municipal Cemetery will be open from 7:00 a.m. until sunset. The hours shall be strictly enforced, unless permission has been granted by the Mayor or his or her designated representative.
   (k)   No debris shall be deposited in the Cemetery except in designated rubbish containers or other areas specifically designated as rubbish accumulation areas.
   (l)   The drinking of alcoholic beverages in the Cemetery is strictly prohibited at all times, except upon the occurrence of official ceremonies or functions for which permission has been granted by the Mayor or his or her designated representative.
   (m)   Flower beds should not exceed ten inches in space from the marker.
   (n)   Trees or shrubs may only be planted with permission from the Cemetery Foreman and shall become the property of the Municipal Cemetery.
(Ord. 97-41. Passed 2-4-97.)
   (o)   Only artificial flowers are permitted from October 1 to March 1, except immediately following interment. (Ord. 97-109. Passed 6-3-97.)
   (p)   All holiday decorations, religious symbols, and wreaths shall be removed within 30 days after such national or religious holiday.
   (q)   Hanging baskets are prohibited.
   (r)   Fencing, glass jars or glass vases are prohibited.
   (s)   Solar or battery operated lighting devices are permitted from October 1 to March 1.
(Ord. 98-76. Passed 4-21-98; Ord. 12-81. Passed 9-18-12; Ord. 19-91. Passed 12-17-19.)