No person shall dig up, mutilate or injure any grass, trees,
shrubbery or flowers in the public parks of the City.
[Amended 2-12-2018 by Ord. No. 1859-18]
No person shall in any way deface, mutilate, destroy or injure
any building, bench, statuary, playground equipment, art display or
fountain situated in the said parks and playgrounds.
Possession and consumption of alcohol is permitted in the City
parks during normal hours the parks are open. If there is disorderly
conduct associated with the possession and consumption of alcohol
beverages in the City parks, the behavior will be sanctioned pursuant
to the City's disorderly conduct ordinances.
[Amended 2-12-2018 by Ord. No. 1859-18]
It shall be unlawful for any person without a permit or purpose
to remain in a City park between the hours of sundown and sunup as
defined by the National Weather Service, Dane County Airport, Truax
Field, Madison, Wisconsin.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to be present in a City park
while in possession of a glass container the original purpose of which
was to enable the distribution of alcohol or nonalcohol beverages.
No person shall frequent or loiter about in the said parks between
11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. This subsection does not prohibit passing
through the park on walks during such hours but does prohibit the
loitering therein.
[Added 2-12-2018 by Ord.
No. 1859-18]
Food delivery in public facilities and public parks may be supervised
or unsupervised. When required by state law, a health permit shall
be obtained.
A. Supervised food delivery. "Supervised food delivery" is the cooking,
preparing and distributing of food or beverage with or without charge
upon or in City public facilities and public parks. Supervised food
delivery shall follow adopted safe-handling food practices.
B. Unsupervised (self-service) food for delivery. Preprepared food intended
for human consumption delivered and left unsupervised and on display
at a park or playground sale or otherwise shall be nonperishable in
hermetically sealed packages. Personal hygiene items also on display
shall be contained so as to prevent undue exposure by mishandling
or other miscellaneous contamination.