No person shall upon or in connection with any property of the District:
(A) Swim, wade, or bodily enter the water at any time in any lakes, ponds, streams, sloughs, or watercourses except at such place or places as may be designated by the District, and then only in accordance with the rules, regulations, and restrictions promulgated and posted;
(B) (1) Bring into, attempt to launch, or use or navigate any boar, yacht, canoe, raft, or other watercraft upon the waters of any watercourse, lake, lagoon, pond, or slough, except at such place or places as may be designated by the District.
(2) Where allowed, watercraft shall be used in accordance with District rules, regulations, and restrictions duly set forth and posted, as well as all applicable statutes of the state and the United States.
(3) Lake George is restricted to electric trolling motors only. However, District employees operating watercraft in carrying out official duties and personnel of cooperating agents or agencies operating watercraft as authorized by the District or the Department of Conservation maybe exempt from the boating regulations in this section;
(C) Start, fly, or use any fuel-powered engine or jet-type or electric-powered model aircraft, boat, or rocket, or like power toys or model, except at those areas or waters designated by the District for such use and then only in accordance with such rules, regulations, and restrictions promulgated and posted by the District;
(D) (1) Bring into, unload, use, or ride any horse, except on those fields, lots, arenas, areas, trails, paths, or roadways designated by the District for horse use.
(2) Where allowed, horses shall be used in accordance with the rules, regulations, and restrictions duly set forth as part of such permit or posted;
(E) (1) Ride a bicycle on any path, trail, roadway, or other area designated and posted prohibiting bicycles or on any path, trail, or area designated and posted as being a horse or equestrian trail or area by the District;
(2) Fail to ride a bicycle as closely as possible to the right-hand side of any road, trail, or path as conditions shall permit;
(3) Carry another on the handlebars, frame, fender, or so ride on a bicycle except on a suitable seat attached to such bicycle for such purpose, or to operate a bicycle in such a manner as to be reckless or to endanger pedestrians; and/or
(4) Ride a bicycle on any path or trail more than two abreast or on any roadway or road used by the public for regular motor vehicle access in any other manner than single file.
(F) Play or operate any sound amplification device, including radios, televison sets, public address systems, musical instruments, and the like, or operate any other energy amplification device in such a way as to be audible beyond the immediate vicinity of such device or musical instrument or in such a manner as to disturb the quiet of camps, picnic areas, or other public gathering places without written permission of the District;
(G) (1) Sled, toboggan, ski, or slide on any area posted by the District as being unsafe or hazardous or as being closed due to inadequate snow cover or other environmental conditions, or upon being duly notified of such by the District;
(2) Enter on or upon any frozen waters to skate, fish, slide, or walk or for any purpose whatsoever when such waters are posted “closed” or “unsafe” or “hazardous” by the District, or when notified of such conditions by the District; and/or
(3) Bring onto or upon the frozen waters of any lake, pond, or watercourse any iceboat or wind-driven-like device or other vehicle.
(H) Play or engage in any team sport or game such as, but not limited to baseball, football, field hockey, volleyball, lacrosse, or horseshoes, except in those areas designated by the District as athletic fields, or if none are available, only on those areas and for such period of time determined by, and permitted by, the ranger in charge of the area or preserve involved in order to ensure the safe and equal use of the preserve by others;
(I) Bring in, set up, construct, manage, or operate any amusement or entertainment contraption, device, or gadget, without written permission of the District;
(J) Make any ascent in a balloon, airplane, glider, hang glider, kite, or any descent in or from any balloon, airplane, glider, hang glider, kite, or parachute, without written permission of the Board of Commissioners;
(K) (1) Manage, operate, or engage in gambling of any form; and/or
(2) Have in their possession any clock, wheel, tape machine, slot machine, pin machine, or other machine or device for the reception of money or other thing of value on chance or skill, or upon the action of which money is skated, bet, hazarded, won, or lost. Any such machine or device shall be subject to seizure, confiscation, and destruction by any duly sworn peace officer.
(L) (1) Camping will be permitted only in designated campgrounds in preserves where camping is allowed. Camping is prohibited in any other area;
(2) A written permit is required to camp in any preserve. Fees and regulations vary in campgrounds according to the facilities available. A responsible person from the camping part must register for the party and thereby acknowledge compliance to the rules and restrictions of the preserve;
(3) Visitors and guests of registered campers must leave the preserve by the 10:00 p.m. closing time;
(4) Time limits vary between preserves. No camper, or his or her equipment, is allowed to exceed the camping time limit. In addition, tent campers must move their tent after a period of one week in order to prevent grass kill;
(5) (a) Campgrounds are not provided as locations for large group gatherings or parties which are disruptive to the normal atmosphere of the campground.
(b) Such activities will not be permitted and violators who persist will be evicted; and
(6) (a) Quiet hours shall prevail in campgrounds between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(b) No person shall allow music or any sound from any mechanical device or person to emit outside the individuals immediate campsite between the above hours that would be disturbing to other campers.
(Prior Code, § 8-1-3) Penalty, see § 92.99