(A) Purpose. The city deems it appropriate, reasonable, and necessary to specify rules and regulations to provide for the recreational enjoyment of park areas and facilities; for the protection and preservation of park property, facilities, and natural resources of the city; and for the safety and general welfare of the public.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AMUSEMENT CONTRAPTIONS. Any contrivance, device, gadget, machine, or structure designed to test the skill or strength of the user or to provide the user with any sort of ride, lift, swing, or fall experience including, but not limited to, ball-throwing contest device, pinball type devices, animal ride devices, dunk tank, ball and hammer device, inflatables, trampoline devices, and the like.
AREA or AREAS. A specified place within a park.
CAMPGROUND. An area that is occupied or intended for occupancy by camping in tents, camp trailers, recreational vehicles, or motor homes.
CAMPING UNIT. A shelter designed for camping; camping trailer, fifth-wheel trailer, motor home, travel trailer, or tent.
CITY. The City of Vermillion, established pursuant to South Dakota Statutes.
DANGEROUS OR DEADLY WEAPON. Any firearm, stun gun, knife, or device, instrument, material, or substance, whether animate or inanimate, which is calculated or designed to inflict death or serious bodily harm, or by the manner in which it is used is likely to inflict death or serious bodily harm but also includes spears, crossbows, bows and arrows, sling shots, paintball guns, or any other dangerous weapon or projectile (SDCL § 22-1-2(10)).
DESIGNATED CAMPSITES. Only allowable area for camping in the campground. These sites are marked with a numbered sign and have associated campsite payment information.
DIRECTOR. Director of Parks and Recreation.
ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE. Any device that can be used to deliver an aerosolized solution that may or may not contain nicotine to the person inhaling from the devices, including, but not limited to, an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen, e-hookah, or other simulated smoking device. Nicotine products approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for tobacco cessation shall be allowed.
EMPLOYEE. Any city volunteer or full or part-time regular or temporary worker hired by the city.
FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED CAMPSITE (FCFS). A campsite that can be occupied by the first person who requests it. These sites cannot be reserved in advance.
MOBILITY DEVICE. Any device powered by batteries, fuel, or other engines used by an individual with mobility disabilities for the purpose of locomotion.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle as defined in this section which is self-propelled, including but not limited to off-the-road or all-terrain vehicles including, but not limited to, snowmobiles, mini-bikes, amphibious vehicles, motorcycles, go-carts, or all-terrain cycles.
NATURAL RESOURCES. All flora and fauna within the city and the physical factors upon which they depend, including air, water, soil, and minerals.
PARK. Any public land, water area, or trail corridor and all facilities thereon under the jurisdiction, lease, control, or ownership of the city.
PERMIT. Written permission obtained from the city to carry out certain activities.
PERSON. Shall extend and be applied to associations, corporations, firms, partnerships, and bodies politic and corporate as well as to individuals.
PEST. Any plant, animal, or microorganism that is determined to be undesirable because it conflicts with park management objectives, creates an annoyance to park guests, or has the potential to create a health hazard.
PET. A domestic animal that is accompanied by a person in the immediate vicinity of the animal.
POLICE OFFICER. Those individuals that are licensed as South Dakota police officers by the South Dakota Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission and vested with the legal authority to enforce laws and ordinances.
PROPERTY. Any public land, waters, facilities, or possessions of the city.
SMOKING. The carrying or holding of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, or any other lighted smoking equipment; the use of electronic smoking device; or the inhalation of exhalation of smoke from any lighted smoking equipment.
TOBACCO PRODUCT. Any product made or derived from tobacco that is intended for human use, including any component part or accessory of a tobacco product. A TOBACCO PRODUCT includes, but is not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic smoking devices, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and dissolvable tobacco.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, provided that, for the purpose of this chapter, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall be deemed a vehicle.
WILDLIFE. Any living creature that is not human and is wild by nature, including, but not limited to, mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, insects, reptiles, crustaceans, and mollusks.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES. Activities in which the intended participants and/or the intended attendees are primarily under 18 years of age.
(Ord. 1484, passed 5-1-2023)