The Parks and Recreation Commission (the "Commission"),
subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen as set out hereinafter,
is hereby authorized to promulgate, and from time to time amend, rules
and regulations applicable to all persons entering, using, visiting
or otherwise within the boundaries of any Town park or recreational
facility under the oversight of the Commission.
Regulations and any amendments thereto promulgated
under the authority of this chapter shall become effective upon approval
by the Board of Selectmen and upon the filing of copies thereof in
the office of the Town Manager and in the office of the Town Clerk.
There shall be posted at convenient locations in each of the areas
to which such regulations apply a notice that use of the area is subject
to regulations on file in the offices of the Town Manager and Town
Clerk. There may also be posted the text of particular regulations
as determined by the Board of Selectmen or the Town Manager, but any
such posting shall warn all persons that use of the area may be governed
by regulations in addition to those posted.
Any person convicted of violating any provision
of the regulations promulgated hereunder, as the same be amended or
supplemented, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding the maximum
penalty allowable under Connecticut General Statutes § 7-148(c)(10),
shall be required to pay all costs of any proceedings to enforce such
regulations and shall be liable for any damage resulting from any
such violation.
Violation of any provision of the regulations
promulgated hereunder, as the same may be amended or supplemented,
shall be sufficient cause for immediate expulsion from the area by
the Town Manager, his designee or any police authority. Persons expelled
hereunder are prohibited from entering any area under the oversight
of the Commission for 24 hours following their expulsion and may be,
upon reasonable notice and hearing before the Board of Selectmen,
excluded from any such area for a longer period but for not more than
one year.