A.
This ordinance is deemed necessary in the interest
of public health, safety, and as a proper exercise of police power
in regulating the parks, conservation of woodlands and wildlife, and
to prohibit the feeding of unconfined wildlife in any public park
or on any other property owned or operated by the Township of Elk,
and for the protection and general welfare of the people of the Township
of Elk, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
B.
The parks and conservation areas are irreplaceable
physical features of the natural environment, possessing outstanding
geological, recreational, scenic and protective value. Protection
and preservation in a natural state is vital to this and succeeding
generations of the Township of Elk. The parks and conservation areas
are a dynamic natural resource that helps protect and enhance the
lives and property in adjacent areas and waters and promote and provide
an important habitat for vegetative and wildlife species.
All parks, conservation areas, Elk Township
Recreation Park, Ina B. Hull and Elephant Swamp Nature Trail (which
is comprised of the former Conrail railroad bed, Block 54 Lot 36 and
Block 41 Lot 29), in the Township of Elk, hereinafter collectively
"park" or "parks," shall be operated and maintained under the supervision
of the Township Committee and/or its appointed designee(s).
A.
The Public Safety Director, the Chief of Police and/or
the Police Department of the Township of Elk shall see to the enforcement
of this Chapter and any other ordinances relating to the parks, and
they shall enforce all rules relating to the use of parks.
B.
Any member of the Township Committee or any authorized
personnel shall have the authority to eject from any park area any
person or persons acting in violation of this Chapter.
No amusement for gain or for which a charge
is made can be conducted in a park without the consent of the Township
Committee, and such amusement must be conducted in accordance with
any ordinance pertaining thereto.
