The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the
use of the parks of the Town of Maine.
The following terms shall have the meanings
indicated in this section:
PARKS
The grounds, buildings therein, water therein and any other
property necessary for the operation thereof, and constituting a part
thereof, which is now or may hereafter be maintained, operated and
controlled by the Town of Maine for public park purposes.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association
of persons; the singular number shall include the plural.
The following activities are prohibited within
the parks of the Town of Maine:
A. Parking a motor vehicle in other than designated locations.
B. Operating a motor vehicle in excess of five miles
per hour or in any manner contrary to posted regulations.
C. Operating a motor vehicle on other than the designated
roads.
D. Operating or parking a snowmobile.
E. Horseback riding on other than the designated roads.
F. Allowing dogs to run unleashed.
G. Playing or engaging in sports in other than locations
as designated by the Recreation Commission.
H. Entering or using the parks during the hours of closing
or during other than the designated hours posted by the Recreation
Commission.
I. Refusing to comply with the time sharing plan posted
by the Recreation Commission for the use of any recreational facility.
J. Operating or parking a motorcycle, minibike or other
form of recreational motor vehicle except on designated roads.
K. Overnight parking of motor vehicles.
L. Operating or parking a motor vehicle (except a motor
vehicle owned by the Town of Maine, the State of New York, Broome
County, a fire company or a fire district, or operated by an officer,
member, or employee thereof), motorcycle, minibike or other form of
recreational motor vehicle at any point or place west of the gate
situated in the road adjacent to the Little League Building located
at the Town of Maine Town Park on Route 26, without specific written
approval therefor from the Maine Town Board, the Supervisor of the
Town of Maine, the Town Clerk of the Town of Maine, or the Town park
attendant.
M. The consumption, possession, manufacture, sale or
distribution of alcoholic beverages.
N. No person, except peace officers, shall carry or have in their possession
any gun, firearm, BB gun, knife, bow and arrow, crossbow, slingshot,
rifle, ammunition or explosives within a park area, and no person
shall hunt or molest or drive any game or trap within or from the
park areas.
[Added 2-19-2019 by L.L.
No. 2-2019]