§ 96.06. BEHAVIOR.  


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  • No person in a park shall do any of the following:
    (A) Possess intoxicating beverages.
    (1) Prohibition. Have brought alcoholic beverages, possess an open and uncapped container of alcoholic beverages, nor shall any person drink alcoholic beverages at any time in the park.
    (2)The sale, possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages may be permitted in parks and recreational centers in such areas as are designated by the Public Works Director, or his or her designee, subject to the provisions of state law and the regulations of the State Liquor Commission and subject to such terms and conditions as the Public Works Director, or his or her designee, may prescribe.
    (B) Build fires. Build or attempt to build a fire except in such areas and under such regulations as may be designated by the Public Works Director, or his or her designee.
    (C) Engage in games of chance. Gamble, or participate in or abet any game of chance except raffles, bingo, lucky 7 and other games of chance authorized by state law. Such games of chance authorized by state law may be permitted in parks and recreational centers, in areas designated by the Parks and Recreation Commission, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Commission may prescribe. Such games of chance shall be conducted in strict compliance with state law and the terms and conditions established by the Commission.
    (D) Loiter or behave in a boisterous manner. Sleep, or protractedly lounge on the seats or benches, or other areas, or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting, or indecent language, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior tending to a breach of the public peace.
    (E) Camp. Set up tents, shacks, or other temporary shelter for the purpose of overnight camping.
    (F) Golf. Swing at or hit a golf ball in any city park or on any city property that is not specified by the Public Works Director, or his or her designee, for golfing or unless otherwise approved by the Public Works Director, or his or her designee.
    (G) Glass bottles. In any city park possess a glass bottle or bottles during a concert or other sponsored event or unless otherwise approved by the Public Works Director, or his or her designee.
    (H) Smoke. Smoke any tobacco, tobacco related product, filter or other plant or weed except in such areas as are specifically designated for smoking by the Public Works Director, or his or her designee, subject to the provisions of state law. For the purposes of this section, TOBACCO RELATED PRODUCT means any product containing tobacco or nicotine, including but not limited to cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, clipping tobacco, bidis, snus, dissolvable tobacco products, and electronic cigarettes; provided, however, that such term shall not include any product that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a tobacco cessation product. This section shall only apply to the Stanton Plaza, Victory, Veterans, Pulaski, Kalivas and Bronstein Parks.
    ('71 Code, § 17½-19) (Ord. passed 2-16-71; Am. Ord. passed 11-19-85; Am. Ord. passed 10-4-88; Am. Ord. passed 11-28-00; Am. Ord. passed 3-16-10; Am. Ord. passed 3-16-10; Am. Ord. passed 4-7-15; Am. Ord. passed 9-5-17) Penalty, see § 10.99