[HISTORY: Adopted by the Harford County Council
by Bill No. 75-7.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Mass public assemblies — See Ch. 68.
Littering — See Ch. 161.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 193.
[1]
Editor's Note: This legislation was included
as Ch. 15, Art. I of the 1978 Code.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The County Department of Parks and Recreation.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply in
and upon all department parklands and facilities within the county.
A.
Permits for exclusive use of any park facility may
be issued to any group or organization at the discretion of the Department.
B.
Application for a permit shall be made upon a form
furnished by the Department and shall be accompanied by any fee required
by the Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits.
C.
No permit shall be issued to anyone under the age
of eighteen (18) years.
D.
The holder of a group permit issued by the Department
shall be financially responsible for the destruction of park property
by any person covered by the permit.
E.
All permits shall be displayed upon request of Department
personnel or law enforcement agencies with enforcement duties within
the county.
No person shall deface, alter, injure or disturb
any monuments, boundary lines, physical structures, lands, installations,
notices, signs or historical or prehistorical ruins.
No person shall:
No person shall:
No person shall fish in any park waters where
fishing is expressly prohibited.
No person shall:
A.
Operate any watercraft upon any park waters, except
at such time or place as may be designated for such purpose by the
Department.
B.
Operate any powered watercraft on any park waters
without written permission of the Department.
C.
Operate any watercraft in any park waters in such
a negligent manner as to endanger life, limb or property.
No person shall swim in any park waters or pools,
except at such times and places as may be designated for such purpose.
No person shall camp on park grounds, except
by permit and in such areas as may be designated for such purpose
by the Department.
No person shall:
A.
Operate, stop, stand or park a vehicle in such a manner
as to block or partially block any fire trail, campsite, road, maintenance
road, boat ramp or horse trail.
B.
Operate any type of minibike, trail bike, all-terrain
vehicle, snowmobile or other vehicle that cannot be registered for
operation on the public highways, except in areas designated for such
use by the Department and then only while wearing protective safety
glasses or shield and helmet.
C.
Operate any vehicle of a class eligible for registration
for operation on public highways, except upon roadways or within areas
otherwise designated by the Department for the use of such vehicles.
D.
When operating any vehicle, fail to yield the right-of-way
to any person riding a horse, unless such vehicle is being operated
on federal, state, county or municipal roads.
No person shall ride a horse, pony or other
animal upon park property in such a negligent manner as to endanger
life, limb or property or on any park property, except in areas designated
for such use by the Department.
A.
No person shall remain upon park property at any time
between sunset of any day and sunrise of the following day, except
at areas designated for camping or upon the issuance of a permit by
the Department.
B.
No person shall remain upon park property after a
lawful command to remove by any law enforcement officer or by the
Director of Parks and Recreation or his authorized representative.
No person shall peddle, solicit business of
any nature whatever, collect any funds for any service or charity,
distribute handbills or other advertising matter or post any signs
on any park lands, waters or structures, unless authorized by the
Department in writing.
No person shall interfere with any employee
or agent of the Department in the performance of any official duty.
No person shall use a loudspeaker, public-address
system or amplifier within or upon Department property without a permit
issued by the Department.
No person shall have in his possession any firearm
while upon park property. This section shall not apply to persons
authorized by law to carry firearms in the discharge of their official
duties.
No person shall:
A.
Discard, deposit, dump or allow to blow away refuse
of any kind in or upon park property, except by placing such refuse
in a container provided for such purpose.
B.
Dispose of any refuse on park property, whether disposed
of in a receptacle or not, if such refuse is not a result of use within
the park property.
No person shall:
A.
Skate, sled, walk or go upon any ice, or ski, except
at such time and place as may be designated for such purpose by the
Department.
B.
Coast with handsleds, bobsleds, carts or other vehicles
on wheels or runners, except at such time and place as may be designated
for such purpose by the Department.
C.
Skate, sled or coast in such negligent manner as to
endanger life, limb or property.
No person shall exhibit any machine, show any
animals or indulge in any exhibitions, nor shall any person carry
on any performance which shall cause persons to congregate so as to
interfere with the proper use of the park by the general public or
to obstruct the passage of vehicles or persons, without first having
obtained a permit from the Department.
No person shall use any facility, land or area
for which a fee or charge has been established by the Department without
payment of such fee or charge.
A.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.)
nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.) or imprisonment not to
exceed six (6) months, or both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion
of the court.
B.
In addition to the penalties prescribed by this section,
the Director of Parks and Recreation shall have the authority to revoke
or suspend any license or permit of any person violating any of the
provisions of this chapter.
