[Adopted 4-24-1978 by Ord. No. 4-1978; amended 9-9-2002 by Ord. No. 2-2002 (Ch. 9, Art. I, of the 1976 Code)]
A. 
Closed hours. All Town recreation areas shall be closed to all persons, during the following hours: 9:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. during the period May 1 through October 31 of each year; and 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. during the period November 1 of each year through April 30 of the following year.
B. 
Unlawful to enter or be present during closed hours. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter into or be present in the any Town recreation areas during the closed hours as set forth above, except as provided in Subsections D and E below.
C. 
Unlawful to park except as permitted. Motor vehicles may be parked within any Town recreation areas only in designated parking areas. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing at any time a motor vehicle in any area not designated for parking. It shall also be unlawful to park or leave standing a motor vehicle anywhere within any Town recreation areas during the closed hours as set forth above. For purposes of this section, a motor vehicle is as defined in Title 29-A, § 101(42), Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, as amended, and also including snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles as defined in 12 M.R.S.A. § 13001, as amended.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
D. 
Persons may apply for permit. Any person, who wishes to use any Town recreation area during the closed hours as set forth above, may apply in advance to the director of parks and recreation for a written permit for such use. Any such permit must be signed by the director of parks and recreation, or his or her designees, in order to be valid. The director of parks and recreation shall establish and promulgate administrative guidelines and regulations for the issuance of such permits.
E. 
Exceptions to applicability of section. The limitations on entry to or parking within all Town recreation areas as set forth in this section shall not apply to emergency vehicles or their personnel, or to Town vehicles used for maintenance, and their personnel, when acting within the scope of their employment.
F. 
Law enforcement officer's authority. Any law enforcement officer shall have the authority to order any person violating any provision of this section, or any regulation promulgated in accordance therewith, to immediately cease said violation and leave the premises.
G. 
Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.