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City of Taneytown, MD
Carroll County
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[Adopted 3-11-1996 by Ord. No. 3-96 (Title 6, Ch. 1 of the 1980 Code)]
The Taneytown Memorial Park is dedicated to those from this community who have served their country in war.
[Amended 8-9-1999 by Ord. No. 8-99; 12-3-1999 by Ord. No. 9-99]
The following rules and regulations apply to all parks owned and/or maintained by the City:
A. 
The hours of operation of the parks shall be as fixed from time to time by the Council.
B. 
Vehicles in the parks after posted hours shall be towed out of the parks at the expense of the owner of the vehicle.
C. 
Alcoholic beverages shall be allowed within pavilions in the parks only by permit approved by order of the Council.
D. 
Equipment and furniture shall not be removed from the park pavilions.
E. 
Dogs and other pets shall be limited in each municipal park as determined and posted, from time to time, by the City, and when permitted in any such park, all dogs must be controlled at all times and contained by a leash and all excrement or feces shall be removed immediately by the pet handler.
[Amended 11-8-1999 by Ord. No. 10-99]
F. 
Profanity is prohibited in all park areas, and violators shall be subject to immediate removal.
G. 
No person shall ride or cause to be operated a skateboard on any public tennis court, basketball court, paved park drive or parking area.[1]
[Amended 12-14-2009 by Ord. No.10-2009]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection H, concerning removal of equipment from park pavilions, was repealed 12-14-2009 by Ord. No.10-2009, which ordinance also redesignated former Subsections I and J as Subsections H and I.
H. 
Fees for the use of park facilities shall be set from time to time by resolution of City Council.
I. 
Conditions and regulations as to the use of any City-owned park and/or recreation facility may be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
[Added 3-11-2002 by Ord. No. 1-2002]
[Amended 8-9-1999 by Ord. No. 8-99; 12-13-1999 by Ord. No. 9-99]
Any violation of the provisions of this article is declared to be a municipal infraction. The penalty for violation shall be $50 for each initial offense and $100 for each repeated offense.