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City of Breckenridge, MN
Wilkin County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Breckenridge 4-19-1976 by Ord. No. 315. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
General penalty — See Ch. 1, Art. I.
Fees — See Ch. 86.
Litter receptacles in parks — See Ch. 108.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 180.
No person shall drive, operate or park any vehicle in any park, playground or recreation area in the City of Breckenridge where posted signs prohibit the same.
[Amended 6-2-1980 by Ord. No. 368]
A. 
No person shall consume an intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating malt liquor or display an open container of an intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating malt liquor in any park, playground or recreation area in the City of Breckenridge in such a manner as will disturb or threaten the public peace or cause a public nuisance.
B. 
When 15 or more persons assemble in any park, playground or recreation area in the City of Breckenridge and any intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating malt liquor is being consumed or displayed by one or more of the individuals assembled, it shall be required that they have a permit issued by the Breckenridge City Administrator or his/her designee.
[Amended 5-7-2018 by Ord. No. 499]
C. 
The City Administrator or his/her designee may issue a permit to any bona fide organization or group and shall receive a security deposit from any resident applicant and a security deposit from any nonresident applicant, the cost of which shall be as provided in Chapter 86, Fees.
[Amended 5-7-2018 by Ord. No. 499]
D. 
The permit shall state the date for which it is issued and must further be in the possession of the applicant when any intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating malt liquor is consumed or displayed if more than 15 persons are assembled in any park, playground or recreation area in the City of Breckenridge.
E. 
A person or persons to whom a permit is issued shall be liable for any loss, damage or injury sustained by any person whatsoever by reason of negligence of the person or persons to whom such permit shall have been issued.
[Amended 8-6-1979 by Ord. No. 359; 2-7-2002 by Ord. No. 440; 9-2-2014 by Ord. No. 484; 5-7-2018 by Ord. No. 499]
A. 
No person may enter or remain in any City-owned park in the City of Breckenridge between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. or at such other times when such park is otherwise closed to the public, except those individuals that obtain a Welles Memorial camping permit from the office of the City Administrator or his/her designee. The fee for camping shall be as provided in Chapter 86, Fees.
B. 
The hours specified above shall not, however, apply during the Wilkin County Fair or as otherwise specifically authorized by the City Administrator or his/her designee.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND RECREATION AREAS
Includes gun ranges, swimming pools, tennis courts, skating rinks, ball diamonds, parks and playgrounds and any other public area which is owned or operated primarily for the purpose of providing the general public with recreational or athletic facilities.
[Amended 6-20-1977 by Ord. No. 332; 2-7-2002 by Ord. No. 440; 5-7-2018 by Ord. No. 499]
No person, firm or corporation shall conduct or cause to be conducted any auction or similar sale in any park, playground or recreation area within the City of Breckenridge without first obtaining a permit from the office of the City Administrator or his/her designee. The fee for the permit shall be as provided in Chapter 86, Fees.
[Added 6-2-1980 by Ord. No. 368]
No person shall transport or carry in or possess glass beverage containers in any city park, playground or recreation area in the City of Breckenridge.
[Added 6-2-1980 by Ord. No. 368]
No person shall transport or carry a keg or more of beer into any park, playground or recreation area in the City of Breckenridge without having first obtained a permit as so provided in § 126-2 of this chapter.
[Amended 10-15-2018 by Ord. No. 506]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, General Penalty, except for the following which shall be classified as a payable petty misdemeanor offense for the first two convictions. Upon a third violation within a five-year period for the exact same offense, it would then convert to a misdemeanor offense and a mandatory court appearance:
A. 
Section 126-3, Hours of operation in City parks/camping in Welles Memorial Park.