All parks and park facilities located in the Town of Snow Hill are for
the use and enjoyment of the public. Said parks will be administered in such
a manner as to promote the designed uses of the park for the benefit of all
persons and to conserve and preserve their use for the general welfare. In
order to maintain said parks in a useful condition and to protect them from
damage resulting from improper use, each individual must conform to both the
letter and spirit of the regulations governing parks for recreational use.
In order to conserve all park areas, in the interest of the public, these
regulations will be strictly enforced.
All existing and future ordinances and statues of the federal government,
State of Maryland and Town of Snow Hill will be considered applicable and
enforceable in any park located within the Town of Snow Hill.
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully mark, deface, disfigure,
injure, tamper with, displace or remove any tree, plant, building, bridge,
table, bench, fireplace, railing, paving or paving material, waterline or
other public utilities or parts or appurtenances thereof or place signs, notices
or placards, whether temporary or permanent, monuments or other structures
or equipment, facilities or town park property or appurtenances whatsoever,
either real or personal, in any public park, lake or recreational area without
the authority of the Mayor and Council.
While in a public park or recreation area, all persons shall conduct
themselves in a proper and orderly manner and shall not breach the public
peace, dignity or law, and in particular no person shall:
A. Build or attempt to build a fire except in such areas
and under such regulations as may be designated by the Mayor and Council.
B. Enter an area posted "Closed to the Public," nor use
or abet the use of any area in violation of posted notices.
C. Go onto the ice on any waters except such areas as are
designated skating fields, and provided that a safety signal is displayed.
D. Fail to produce and exhibit any permit or license upon
request of any authorized person charged by the Mayor and Council with the
enforcement of this chapter.
E. Disturb or interfere with any person or party occupying
any area or participating in any activity under the authority of a permit
or who are conducting lawful enterprises within the park or are in lawful
use and occupation thereof.
F. Expose or offer for sale any article or thing, nor station
or place any stand, cart or vehicle for the transportation, sale or display
of any such articles or things. Exception is here made as to any regularly
licensed concessionaire acting by and under the authority and regulation of
the Mayor and Council or individual or group operating under the official
sanction of that license.
G. Paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard,
advertisement or inscription whatsoever, nor erect or cause to be erected
any sign whatsoever on public lands or highways or road within or adjacent
to a park except when officially sanctioned by the Mayor and Council.
H. Construct or erect any building or structure of whatever
kind, whether permanent or temporary in such character, or run or string any
public utility into, upon or across such lands, except on special written
permits granted under the authority of the Mayor and Council.
I. Fail to cooperate in maintaining rest rooms and washrooms
in a neat and sanitary condition. No person over the age of six years shall
use the rest rooms and washrooms designated for the opposite sex.
J. Sell, consume or possess any open container of intoxicating
beverages in or on any public parklands and adjacent facilities, except when
officially sanctioned in writing by the Mayor and Council. In addition, the
person(s) must have obtained a special one-day permit to sell alcohol issued
by Worcester County. All intoxicating beverages brought or consumed on the
premises must be purchased from the license holder.
(1) "Intoxicating beverage" as used in this section means
any kind or type of alcoholic beverage as defined in the Annotated Code of
Maryland, Article 2B, as amended from time to time.
(2) "Open container" means any intoxicating beverage which
has had its cap, cork, lid, tab or top unsealed or removed, whether or not
its cap, cork, lid, tab or top has been temporarily replaced on the container.
(3) "Possession" means the actual physical grasping, touching
or carrying of the intoxicating beverage by hand or other means or in any
pocket, garment, bag or container carried or worn by the person. It shall
include the constructive possession of the intoxicating beverage when the
container is located within the immediate reach or grasp of the person.
(4) "Consume" means to drink by any means.
K. It is unlawful for any person to enter into or remain
in any park, park area or adjacent facility after hours (or when otherwise
closed by the town), without a permit, after being requested by a law enforcement
officer to leave.
L. The playing of sound-producing devices, such as stereos,
radios, vehicle horns and similar items, shall not be played or sounded so
as to disturb any other user of the park, or be audible more than 50 feet
from the point of origin, except when used to signal for help or warn of danger.
All parks shall normally be open for public use every day from dawn
to dusk. The Mayor and Council may issue a permit authorizing special events
in any park after parks have closed for the day. The Mayor and Council may
also close the parks or certain parks or certain areas of certain parks from
any or specific uses, as the town shall find reasonably necessary.
The Mayor and Council is hereby authorized to establish rules and regulations
for the control of all rest rooms and washrooms existing under the authority
of the city in any park or recreational areas within the city. A violation
of those regulations shall be considered a violation of this chapter.
All boat launching and docking activities shall be confined to areas
established for those activities. Boaters will be required to comply with
all local, state and federal boating regulations, including but not limited
to the United States Coast Guard boating regulations. Waterways adjacent to
moored boats, docks or boat slips shall be considered "no wake" zones and
may be enforced under this chapter or under those codes, as appropriate.
Overnight camping will be prohibited except with special written permits
granted under the authority of the Mayor and Council.
This chapter shall be enforced by any authorized law enforcement
officer. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter relating to conduct
in public parks or any regulations or rules promulgated hereunder shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon being convicted thereof, shall be
subject to fine not exceeding $500 for each offense or imprisonment in the
county jail for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment,
in the discretion of the court.
If any section, part or phrase of this chapter is held invalid by a
court of competent jurisdiction, that holding shall not affect the remaining
sections, parts or phrases of this chapter which are separate and distinct
from the section, part or phrase held invalid by the court.