It shall be unlawful for any person to enter onto or upon the zoo grounds, for any purpose, at any time other than during those times during which the zoo is open to the public. This provision shall not apply to properly authorized zoo personnel or other authorized service or construction personnel.
(Ordinance 238 adopted 2/16/1971; 1972 Code, sec. 10-29; 1995 Code, sec. 96.40)
It shall be unlawful for any person to bring any animal onto or upon the zoo grounds, except by permission from the zoo director.
(Ordinance 238 adopted 2/16/1971; 1972 Code, sec. 10-30; 1995 Code, sec. 96.41)
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, roll, shove, push or in any other way cause the entrance into an area of animal confinement or keeping in the zoo, any stone, ball or other physical object, other than special animal food.
(Ordinance 238 adopted 2/16/1971; 1972 Code, sec. 10-31; 1995 Code, sec. 96.42)
It shall be unlawful to tease, annoy, molest, catch, injure, kill, or throw any stone, object or missile of any kind at, or strike with any stick, object, or weapon, any animal maintained within the zoo.
(Ordinance 238 adopted 2/16/1971; 1972 Code, sec. 10-33; 1995 Code, sec. 96.44)
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter any area wherein an animal or animals are being confined or restrained; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to the authorized contact areas within the children’s zoo at such times when the children’s zoo is open to the public.
(Ordinance 238 adopted 2/16/1971; 1972 Code, sec. 10-34; 1995 Code, sec. 96.45)
It shall be unlawful for any person to feed any animal, or place any object within an animal confinement or place of keeping in the zoo or otherwise induce or permit any animal to ingest any food or object, when a sign in or about the animal confinement area or place of keeping prohibits feeding. Where there exists no sign or marking prohibiting the feeding of animals, it shall be unlawful for any person to feed animals anything other than peanuts, popcorn, bread, or foodstuffs sold by the zoo concessionaire which are labeled specifically for the purpose of feeding the animals.
(Ordinance 238 adopted 2/16/1971; 1972 Code, sec. 10-36; 1995 Code, sec. 96.47)
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw litter upon the zoo grounds.
(Ordinance 238 adopted 2/16/1971; 1972 Code, sec. 10-35; 1995 Code, sec. 96.46)