[Adopted 7-13-2012 by Ord. No. 195-12]
This chapter shall be known as "The Jackson Township Park Rules
and Regulations Ordinance."
This chapter shall regulate the activities of persons in any
park owned or operated by Jackson Township.
The park shall be open from sunrise to sunset.
All persons using the park facilities shall protect, wherever
possible, wildlife in the park. To accomplish this goal, the following
is prohibited:
A. No person shall injure, deface, climb, mutilate, pull up, remove,
or destroy any vegetation in the park, whether sod, tree, brush, shrub,
vine, fern, flower or fruit.
B. No person shall hunt, trap, chase, capture or molest in any manner
whatsoever wildlife of any kind or disturb the nests or eggs of birds
or fish or homes of animals.
The discharge of any type of firearm, bow and arrow, paint ball
marker, air gun, sling shots, fireworks or any other weapon within
the limits of the park is prohibited.
Disorderly and/or immoral acts or practices are prohibited,
including:
A. The possession and/or use of alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs
within the park.
B. No person shall sell, peddle or advertise any tickets, articles or
services in the park.
C. No person shall be intoxicated, under the influence of illegal drugs,
gamble or use threatening, abusive, insulting or indecent language,
fight or commit disorderly or immoral conduct of any kind.
D. No person shall post, display or distribute any banner or poster
of private, commercial or political nature.
E. Offering anything for sale.
F. Parking of vehicles in other than designated parking areas.
G. Careless and unsafe operation of any nonmotorized, human-powered
equipment, including bicycles, tricycles, skateboards, etc.
H. Trespassing onto adjoining properties without permission of owners
of those properties.
I. Any practices endangering the welfare and safety of others, including
the hitting of golf balls or tossing lawn darts and their like.
Dumping of rubbish, leaving trash on the park and littering
of any kind are prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to deface, mutilate, mistreat,
abuse, destroy, mark, write or paint upon anything in the park whether
natural or man-made.
Use or operation of motorized vehicles in the park is prohibited
except in designated parking areas during the normal hours the park
is open. ATVs, snowmobiles or any four or more wheeled, or tracked
vehicle, and recreational vehicles are prohibited anywhere in the
park, including the designated parking areas.
Any person found guilty of a violation of this chapter in a
summary criminal proceeding before a District Magistrate shall pay
a fine of not more than $1,000 and not less than $50 and the costs
of prosecution, and in default of payment of such fines and costs
of prosecution, shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 days; provided,
each day's continuance of a violation shall constitute a separate
offense.
The provisions of this chapter may be enforced:
A. By a law enforcement officer instituting summary criminal proceedings
by citations as provided by law; or
B. When the affiant is not a law enforcement officer, the affiant shall
institute a criminal proceeding by filing a complaint with the District
Magistrate as provided by law; or
C. By another proceeding now or hereafter authorized by law.