SEC. 41.105. FEES, RULES AND REGULATIONS.

   (a)   The Director shall establish park user fees. The fees shall become effective when they are approved by the Board of Supervisors.

   (b)   The Director shall adopt and implement rules and regulations for the uses allowed and the hours of operation for each park. As necessary, the Director shall also adopt and implement rules and regulations for the safe operation of County parks. The Department shall make the rules and regulations available to any interested person during normal business hours.

(Amended by Ord. No. 9494 (N.S.), effective 9-13-02; amended by Ord. No. 9890 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07; amended by Ord. No. 10412 (N.S.), effective 2-26-16; amended by Ord. No. 10823 (N.S.), effective 1-13-23)

SEC. 41.106. COMPLIANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND SIGNS.

   (a)   No person shall refuse or fail to comply with any lawful order, rule or regulation adopted by the Director, warning or other instruction given by a park ranger in a County park, when the park ranger determines that a person is violating a provision of this chapter or engaging in conduct that presents an immediate threat to the safety of any person or property.

   (b)   No person shall disregard, deface, alter or tamper with any warning or instructional sign located in a County park.

   (c)   A park ranger, any other Department employee or any law enforcement officer may order a person to leave a County park if the person violates subsection (a) or (b) above or if the person violates any other provision of this chapter.

   (d)   It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to leave a County park after being ordered to leave pursuant to subsection (c) above. A person may not refuse to leave a park on the grounds that the person believes the order to leave is unjustified.

(Added by Ord. No. 9890 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07; amended by Ord. No. 10412 (N.S.), effective 2-26-16; amended by Ord. No. 10823 (N.S.), effective 1-13-23)

SEC. 41.107. VIOLATIONS.

   (a)   Violations of the following sections shall be infractions: section 41.116(a), section 41.123(a)-(c), (f) and (h), section 41.124, section 41.127, section 41.128, section 41.129, section 41.130(b) and (c), section 41.131 and section 41.142. All other violations of this chapter shall be misdemeanors.

   (b)   In addition to initiating a criminal prosecution under paragraph (a) above, the County may also recover civil penalties of up to $2,500 a day against a person for each day the person violates any of the following sections: section 41.111, section 41.112, section 41.113 and section 41.122.

(Added by Ord. No. 9890 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07; amended by Ord. No. 10823 (N.S.), effective 1-13-23)

ARTICLE 2. PRESERVATION OF COUNTY PARK FEATURES AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY