(A) Camping. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Camp in a park, except in areas provided and designated for that purpose;
(2) Camp in a park without a permit;
(3) Cause, create or make any noise which disturbs the peace, quiet and tranquility of the camping area;
(4) Discharge water or any other waste in a park, except into designated containers, drains or dumping stations;
(5) Dig trenches or make any other excavations in a park; and/or
(6) Occupy camp sites in a park contrary to a permit, or violate any provision of a permit.
(B) Swimming. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Wade or swim within a park, except at beaches designated for that purpose, and then only between sunrise and sunset, or such hours as may be designated by the Park Administrator, and park visitors shall swim or wade at their own risk when lifeguards are not on duty;
(2) Wade, swim or use any beach in a park without proper bathing attire;
(3) Take cans, bottles or glass of any kind, except eye glasses, into a designated beach area; and/or
(4) Use air mattresses, inner tubes or other inflatable devices, except in designated beach areas.
(C) Boating. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Launch or land any boat, yacht, canoe, raft or other watercraft upon any water, lagoon, lake, pond or slough within a park, except at locations and times designated for that purpose;
(2) Leave unattended any boat or other watercraft, except in areas designated for that purpose;
(3) Operate any watercraft in a designated swimming area or other prohibited area; and/or
(4) Operate any watercraft in a park in violation of M.S. Ch. 86B, Water Safety, Watercraft and Watercraft Titling, as it may be amended from time to time.
(D) Fishing. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Fish in a park in violation of any provision of M.S. Ch. 97C, as it may be amended from time to time;
(2) Fish in a park area designated as a no fishing area;
(3) Leave any structure or shelter on a frozen body of water in any park for more than 72 hours; and/or
(4) Leave, store, abandon or otherwise cause to remain on any park property or access site, any fish house, dark house, portable shelter or other structure. Any such structure left on park property for more than 72 hours will be confiscated and/or destroyed.
(E) Horseback riding. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Ride, lead or permit a horse to be within a park, except in designated riding areas and at designated hours; and/or
(2) Ride a horse in a reckless manner or in a manner to create a nuisance or to likely endanger the safety or property of any park visitor.
(F) Bicycling. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Operate a bicycle except on park designated bikeways and roadways, and except as close to the right-hand side thereof as conditions will permit;
(2) Operate a mountain bike or similar cycle, except on bike trails and roadways as permitted by the Park Administrator; and/or
(3) Ride or operate a bicycle in a less than prudent and careful manner, or at speed faster than is reasonable and safe with regard to the safety of the operator and other persons in the immediate area.
(G) Roller skating/rollerblading. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Roller skate or rollerblade in a park, except on paved bike trails unless posted otherwise; and/or
(2) Roller skate or rollerblade in a park in a less than prudent and careful manner, or at a speed faster than is reasonable and safe with regard to the safety of the operator and other persons in the immediate area.
(H) Winter activities. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Skate, sled, coast, snowshoe or ski in a park, except at such times and at such paces as may be designated therefore; and/or
(2) Cross-country ski in a park in violation of M.S. Ch. 85, as it may be amended from time to time (without the required license).
(I) Snowmobiling. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Operate a snowmobile in a park, except at such times and at such places as may be designated therefore; and/or
(2) Operate a snowmobile in a park in excess of the posted speed limits, at a rate of speed greater than reasonable or proper under current conditions, or in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the person or property of another, or to cause injury or damage thereto.
(J) Use of motorized recreation vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motorized recreation vehicle within a park, except at such times and in such areas as designated by the Park Administrator.
(K) Use of aircraft. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Use any land or body of water within a park for a starting or landing field for aircraft, hot air balloons or parachutes, without a permit from the Park Administrator; and/or
(2) Start, fly or use any fuel powered model aircraft, model rocket or like-powered toy or model, in a park without a permit.
(Ord. 14-02, passed 5-13-2014) Penalty, see § 92.99