[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Wales 7-6-1977 by L.L. No. 1-1977. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
It shall be unlawful within any Town park in
the Town of Wales, New York, for any person to do any of the following
acts hereinafter specified:
A.
Hours. It shall be unlawful for any reason to enter
a park prior to 8:00 a.m. or to remain within a park after the hour
of 10:00 p.m.
B.
Firearms. It shall be unlawful for any person to take
or otherwise transport any firearms, air guns, slingshots or bows
and arrows in park.
C.
Preservation of property. It shall be unlawful for
any person to injure, deface, disturb or befoul any part of park or
any of the buildings, signs, equipment or other property found therein
or to remove, injure or destroy any tree, flower, shrub, rock or other
minerals. Peeling bark, cutting or injuring trees is prohibited.
D.
Fires. It shall be unlawful for any person to light
any fire for any purpose in any part of a park except in a stove,
oven or fire circle provided for that purpose. Lighted matches, cigarettes,
cigars or burning tobacco must not be deposited or left where they
may cause fires.
E.
Garage and refuse. Grounds must be maintained in a
clean and sanitary condition. Littering of any kind is strictly prohibited.
Garbage and refuse must be deposited in the receptacles provided.
Glass containers of any nature are specifically prohibited from the
park grounds.
F.
Dogs. It shall be unlawful for any person to bring
dogs into a park unless the same are on leashes and kept on leashes
while in the park.
G.
Hunting, fishing and trapping. It shall be unlawful
for any person to hunt or trap game or to fish within park boundaries.
H.
Bathing and swimming. It shall be unlawful for any
person to bathe or swim in any of the streams, pools or lakes in the
park.
I.
Gambling. Gambling in parks is prohibited.
J.
Horses and riders. Horses and their riders are prohibited
from using park areas except over bridle paths or other paths established
for said purposes. No rider shall travel at a gait in excess of a
trot while in the parks, to preserve the safety of the public and
to avoid endangering children at play.
K.
Liquor. Possession of alcoholic beverages of any nature
in any quantity is prohibited on park premises except that beer in
cans or in larger containers may be authorized within the park by
specific permission of the Town Supervisor or his designee. Glass
containers of any nature are specifically prohibited from the park
grounds.
L.
Speed limit. No person shall drive or cause to be
driven along or over any road within the park any vehicle at a speed
or manner which endangers the life or limb of any person, and in no
event shall the speed of any vehicle exceed five miles per hour, nor
shall any person park or cause to be parked any vehicle at any point
where a sign prohibiting parking has been erected. Motorcycles, motor
bicycles and motor scooters within the park boundaries are strictly
prohibited.
M.
Commercial enterprises. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to sell or offer for sale within the parks
any property or privilege whatsoever, unless authorized by the Town
Board.
N.
Reservations. Reservations of the shelters, baseball
diamonds or other facilities in the Town Park may be made by the Town
Supervisor or his designee.
[Amended 5-11-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
Violation of any of the foregoing rules and
regulations shall constitute a violation, and a person guilty of such
violation shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment
not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
