[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Windsor Locks 3-25-1999. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The Town's public parks and recreation areas shall be subject
to the rules and regulations set forth in this chapter:
[Amended 1-31-2001]
The parks and recreation areas shall be open during such hours
as may be determined by the Town of Windsor Locks Park Commission
(Commission). When so determined, said hours shall be conspicuously
posted at each park and recreation area. In the event the Commission
does not set the hours of operation and/or fails to post established
hours of operation, the park(s) or recreation area(s) hours shall
be from dawn to dusk. Unless otherwise posted, lighted playing fields
or surfaces shall not be used or illuminated beyond 10:00 p.m. During
formal recreation programs sanctioned and conducted by the Town of
Windsor Locks Park Department, staff members of said Department shall
have control over such programs and those areas of the park and recreation
area where the programs take place.
No person shall hunt, or carry or discharge any firearm, as
defined in the Connecticut General Statutes, on or within any park
or recreation area within the Town of Windsor Locks, unless he or
she is an authorized law enforcement officer.
No person shall fish in or upon any of the waters within or
adjacent to any park or recreation area except in accordance with
such rules and regulations as from time to time may be established
by the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
or the Commission.
No person shall bring or cause to be brought into any park or
recreational area any dog(s) unless said dog(s) is leashed and curbed
under the control of such person. All animal excrement, from dogs
or other animals, must be immediately contained and thereafter removed
by the animal's owner or custodian, as the case may be.
The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on or within
park and recreation areas is prohibited without a permit from the
State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Liquor Control
Commission, and written permission from the Commission.
A.
The Commission or the Park Director may issue permits to groups or
organizations to use certain designated areas of a park or recreation
area for group or organization activities.
B.
As a condition to the issuance of such permits, the Commission or
Park Director may require police protection for said activity. Any
required police protection shall be at the sole cost of the group
or organization securing the permit, and shall be in addition to,
not in lieu of, any police protection required by other ordinances
of the Town of Windsor Locks.
Smoking of any type by persons under the age of 18 is prohibited.
No person shall dump, deposit, discard or cause to be discharged
in or upon the waters and grounds of any park or recreation area any
rubbish, refuse, litter, garbage, or similar waste material except
in marked receptacles provided for such purposes.
No person shall destroy, deface, damage, remove, or in any way
diminish the value of any park and recreation area, or any part thereof,
including, but in no way limited to, buildings, trees, shrubs, vegetation,
facilities, or installations. Furthermore, no golfing of any form
is allowed.
No person shall destroy, molest, kill, injure, capture, or in
any way harm any bird, game, or wildlife on or within any park or
recreation area.
No person shall erect, place or post any notice, sign, poster,
advertisement, or other form of visual communications in or upon any
park or recreation area except as may be required or permitted by
any federal, state, or local agency, including the Commission.
No person shall drive or cause to be driven any trailer, camping
vehicle, recreational vehicle or similar mobile facility designed
to provide camping or living accommodations into or upon any park
or recreational area, for the purpose of using such vehicle facility
for camping or living arrangements.
No person shall camp or remain upon the grounds of any park
or recreation area beyond the hours of operation of the park or recreation
area without a written permit from the Commission or Park Director.
No person shall sell or offer for sale any article on park or
recreation areas of the Town or advertise or solicit for any purpose
therein, unless written permission is granted from the Park Commission
and any other appropriate or applicable local or state body.
No person shall kindle, use or maintain any open fire in or
upon any park or recreational facility except within specifically
designated areas and within receptacles or fireplaces specifically
designated for such purpose. No person using said fireplaces or receptacles
shall leave the immediate area of the fireplace or receptacle unattended
or unextinguished.
No person shall play, engage in, conduct, participate in, or
cause to be played or conducted, any game of chance or other gambling
or gaming activity in or upon any park or recreation area.
Persons shall operate and/or park their motor vehicles, including
automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, motorbikes, ski-mobiles, and minibikes,
in or upon any park or recreation area in compliance with such rules
and regulations as may be established and posted or displayed by the
Commission or the Town of Windsor Locks Police Department.
Any person, group or organization using any park or recreation
area shall abide by all federal, state and local laws and ordinances
in existence or as may be modified or promulgated hereafter.
The Town of Windsor Locks Police Department shall be charged
with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. Any person
found in violation of this chapter shall be subject to a fine in an
amount no greater than $99, in addition to any other fines or penalties
which may apply.
