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9.36.061 Animals.

     a.      No person shall:

     1.      Hunt, molest, harm, provide a noxious substance to, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot, or throw missiles at any animal within the boundaries of any park facility, nor remove nor have in his or her possession the young, eggs, or nest of any such creature;

     2.      Abandon any animal, dead or alive, within any park facility;

     3.      Remove any animal not his or her own within any park facility; exception is made to the foregoing in that in proper season, fish may be fished and removed from areas designated for fishing by licensed persons, and boarded horses may be removed from a park facility upon proper notification to the Department;

     4.      Bring into, maintain or allow in or upon any park facility any dog, cat, or other animal except a horse, unless such animal at all times is kept on a leash of sufficient strength and durability that it cannot be broken by the animal so leashed, and no longer than six feet in length, and be under the full and complete physical control of its owner or custodian at all times. Notwithstanding the provision of this subsection (a)(4), the Director may designate:

     i.        Areas and times where such animals may be unleashed for purposes of show, demonstration, or training,

     ii.       Areas and times where such animals are wholly restricted from entering designated parks or park areas;

     5.      Permit cattle, sheep, goats, horses, or other animals owned by him or her or in his or her possession to graze within the boundaries of any park facility without express approval of the Board of Supervisors;

     6.      Ride a horse, pony, mule, burro, or any other animal upon, over or across any park facility, except at times and upon roads or trails designated for the riding of such animals;

     7.      Permit any animal owned by him or her, or in his or her possession, to be brought into or remain upon the premises of any park facility, if the Director has given oral or written notice to remove that animal from such premises. The Director may give such notice if such animal is known to the Director to at any time have caused any injury or damage to any person, other animal or property of another while upon the premises of any park facility;

     8.      Permit or suffer any animal owned by him or her, or in his or her possession, custody, or control, to defecate upon park facility property without immediately removing such animal feces, placing said feces in a sealed bag or other sealed container, and placing such bag or container with feces in a proper refuse receptacle. Persons with horses in their possession, custody, or control, at times and upon roads or trails designated for the riding of such animal, and, unsighted persons while relying on a guide dog, are exempt from the provisions of this subsection.

     b.      Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), all animals shall be prohibited at all times in, upon, or within fifteen (15) feet of any area, designated as a nature study area.

     c.       A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be punishable as follows:

     1.      A first violation of any of the provisions of this section is punishable as an infraction; and

     2.      A second or subsequent violation of the same provisions of this section committed within thirty (30) days of the previous violation shall be a misdemeanor. (SCC 1542 § 1, 2013; SCC 0957 § 1, 1994; SCC 0713 § 3, 1988; SCC 576 § 16, 1983.)