(A) General prohibitions.
(1) Prohibited areas. It shall be unlawful for any person to go upon the grass, lawn, turf, or any other portion of the park system wherein signs and directions are posted by or by order of the Director of the village prohibiting a person from entering upon the designated area.
(2) Fishing. All fishing at East Avenue Park Pond, Blackhawk Park Pond and Lancaster Pond shall be catch-and-release only. No person shall perform or permit to be performed, upon or in connection with any property of the village in the park system, the act or sport of fishing, casting or performing or permitting such performance of any and all other related activities:
(a) In any waters of the park system posted against fishing, including ice fishing; or
(b) From any bridge posted "no fishing".
(B) Destruction by misuses of fire. No person shall upon or in connection with any property, be it real, personal or otherwise, of the village in the park system:
(1) Set fire, or cause to be set on fire, any tree, forest, brush land, grassland, meadow, prairie, marsh, refuse container or structure;
(2) Build a fire anywhere, for any purpose, except in provided fireplaces, or in appropriate receptacles;
(3) Drop, throw away or scatter any burning, lighted or hot coals, ashes, cigarette, cigar, firecracker, match, or other instrument or material;
(4) Build any fire whatsoever, for any purpose in or out of a receptacle or fireplace and leave it unattended, unless such fire is properly extinguished. For the purpose of this chapter, a fire shall be deemed properly extinguished when its ashes, residue, coals and unburned substance is cold to the human touch; or
(5) Cause, suffer or allow the burning or garbage, refuse, waste material, trash, motor vehicle (or any part thereof) or other combustibles within or adjacent to the park so as to cause smoke, haze, odor, sparks, dust, dirt, or other type matter or gaseous substances to come upon, pass through, or over the park which would cause an air pollution nuisance or damage to persons or property.
(Ord. 2004-45, passed 6-21-04; Am. Ord. 2013-23, passed 6-3-13) Penalty, see § 92.99