The following acts by any person within the confines of Ingram
parks shall be and the same are hereby prohibited:
A. Climbing of trees; cutting, breaking, injuring, defacing or disturbing
any tree, shrub, plant, rock, building, fence, bench or other structure,
apparatus or property; plucking, pulling up, cutting, taking or removing
any tree, shrub, bush, plant or flower; and cutting, writing, or marking
upon any building, monument, fence, bench, table or other structure,
apparatus or property.
B. Defacing or destroying any notice, rules or regulations posted for
the government of the parks.
C. Cutting or removing any wood, turf, grass, soil, sand or gravel.
D. Making or handling a fire for any purpose, except for the grilling
of food by a gas or charcoal grill.
E. Indulging in riotous, boisterous, threatening, immoral or indecent
conduct.
F. Using any abusive, threatening, profane, immoral, indecent or suggestive
language.
G. Selling or offering for sale any merchandise, article or thing whatsoever
except through duly authorized concessions.
H. Throwing or depositing any bottle, tin can, broken glass, paper,
clothes, rubbish of any description, except in receptacles provided
for that purpose.
I. Bringing on the park premises any animal or fowl of any kind. Bicycles
may be walked into parks and placed in bicycle racks.
J. Riding or driving any vehicle or motor-propelled cycle other than
Borough vehicles or for special events approved by Borough Council.
K. Carrying or discharging firearms or fireworks within the limits of
the parks except by permit; carrying or discharging of arrows; and
use of golf balls or golf clubs.
L. For any purpose whatsoever, bringing onto any parts of the premises
presently or hereafter used as a part of the parks of Ingram any intoxicating
liquor or malt beverage of any kind whatsoever; or while on any part
of said premises consuming or imbibing any intoxicating liquor or
malt beverage of any kind whatsoever. Violation of this subsection,
or any part thereof, shall make the offender liable not only for the
penalties hereafter provided, but shall subject such offender to permanent
exclusion from the use of these facilities of the parks, or any part
thereof.
M. Possessing, using, offering for sale or dispensing any type of pornographic
literature, drugs of any prescription or nonprescription variety while
in any park of Ingram Borough.
N. Riding, driving, carrying, operating or possessing skateboards, skates,
scooters or bicycles.
[Amended 11-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2-2005]
Except as hereinafter set forth, the parks shall be closed each
night at dusk and reopened at dawn the following morning, and any
loitering, lounging or being present in the parks at any time within
such period shall be deemed a violation of this chapter. Persons may
legally remain in a park if holding a special permit therefor, or
in the event that they are patronizing or participating in an event
which has been previously approved for park usage. The use of the
basketball court is prohibited after the earlier of dusk or 8:00 p.m.
and may be prohibited at any time by the Borough Police Department
if there is a reasonable belief that the public health, safety or
welfare is interfered with or is in danger.
All permits provided for hereunder shall be issued through the
Borough Secretary, subject to the approval of the Borough Council.
Any person violating any provisions or regulations of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof before the District Justice, be fined
not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution, and upon default of
payment of said fine and costs, may be imprisoned for a period not
exceeding 30 days.