1062.04 POND REGULATIONS.
   (a)   No person shall enter the water or wade, swim or float in the pond located at Legion Park and no person shall be at or upon the fountain located at Legion Park Pond except with the express consent of the City Manager for repair and maintenance of the pond and fountain.
   (b)   No child shall be at the water's edge or within five feet thereof unless in the company of a person having control of said child who is sixteen or more years of age.
   (c)   The throwing of rocks is prohibited.
   (d)   No person shall operate or be present in a boat, paddle boat or other water craft in or upon the Legion Park Pond, except that remote control boats as authorized by the Parks Department Superintendent may be operated by remote control upon the pond so long as the operator is on shore and does not enter the water. Only Parks Department personnel are authorized to retrieve remotely-operated boats from the water and no operator shall enter the water to retrieve a boat.
   (e)   All anglers sixteen years of age and older must have a valid Nebraska Fishing License.
   (f)   Catch-and-release of all fish is encouraged. However, any angler may keep no more than three fish per day.
   (g)   All Largemouth Bass must be a minimum of fifteen inches to be kept.
   (h)   Any fish injured or killed while handling shall be considered one of an angler's kept fish.
   (i)   No "set-line" fishing shall be permitted.
   (j)   All dogs must be on a leash as provided by Section 618.17(b) of these Codified Ordinances. Water dog training is permitted as long as it does not interfere with or disrupt other activities or the enjoyment of the pond by others and dogs shall be exempt from being on a leash as noted above while at the water's edge of the pond during water training.
(Res. 20070508. Passed 5-22-07; Ord. 1588. Passed 5-22-07.)