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STREETS, PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY
<br />ally alter, mutilate, cut, prune, trim,
<br />injure, destroy, or remove any live or
<br />dead tree, shrub, vine, wildflower, grass,
<br />sedge, fern, moss lichen, fungus or any
<br />other member of the plant kingdom or
<br />portion thereof, except upon approval by
<br />the city and the Minnehaha Creek
<br />Watershed District. No person shall col-
<br />lect or harvest dead wood or plants, or
<br />portions thereof, except upon written
<br />approval. Introduction of non-native spe-
<br />cies is prohibited. This section shall not
<br />apply to employees or designees of the
<br />city or the Minnehaha Creek Watershed
<br />District performing property maintenance
<br />or invasive species control under an
<br />approved management plan.
<br />(2) Wildlife. All wildlife within the boundar-
<br />ies of Big Island Nature Park is protected.
<br />No person may kill, harm, harass, pursue,
<br />hunt, trap, remove, feed or in any manner
<br />disturb or caused to be disturbed any
<br />species of wildlife, except fishing in
<br />designated areas pursuant to the state
<br />game laws, except upon written approval
<br />of the city and the Minnehaha Creek
<br />Watershed District. No person shall
<br />intentionally remove, alter, injure, or
<br />destroy habitat used by any species,
<br />including, but not limited to, nests, dams
<br />or burrows. No person shall allow a pet
<br />to act in violation of these regulations.
<br />(3) Harmful or foreign substances. No use of
<br />pesticides or biocides is allowed, includ-
<br />ing insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides,
<br />herbicides, or "bug -zappers," except that
<br />this limitation shall not apply to
<br />employees or agents of the city or the
<br />Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
<br />performing invasive species control under
<br />an approved management plan. No person
<br />shall place any debris, pollutant or other
<br />agent in or upon the park or adjacent
<br />waters. No person shall discharge
<br />wastewater or any other wastes in the
<br />park except into designated containers
<br />or receptacles, except as authorized by
<br />the city or the Minnehaha Creek
<br />Watershed District.
<br />§ 3.08.460
<br />(4) Topography. No alteration of topography
<br />is allowed, including ditching, draining,
<br />diking, filling, excavation, dredging,
<br />mining, drilling, or removal of earth
<br />materials except as minimally necessary
<br />to effect a permitted use.
<br />(c) Interference with park property.
<br />(1) Cultural resources. All sites, objects, build-
<br />ings, artifacts, implements, and locations
<br />of historical, archaeological, geologic,
<br />scientific or educational interest of every
<br />character located in, on, or under the
<br />surface of Big Island Nature Park are
<br />protected. No person may remove,
<br />excavate, take, dig into, or destroy any
<br />site, object, building, artifact, implement
<br />or location of archaeological, geological,
<br />scientific or historical interest without
<br />having first obtained written permission
<br />from the city.
<br />(2) Fences, gardening, etc. It shall be unlaw-
<br />ful for any person to encroach on park
<br />property with such items as fences or
<br />gardens, or to disturb the natural
<br />landscape, vegetation, or structures on
<br />park property or otherwise use park
<br />property for private use.
<br />(Code 2003, § 22-115; Ord. No. 74(3rd series),
<br />§ 1, 6-28-2010)
<br />Sec. 3.08.460. Enforcement.
<br />(a) Compliance required. All persons shall
<br />comply with the park signs and markers installed
<br />by the city or Minnehaha Creek Watershed
<br />District.
<br />(b) Enforcement authority. Designated city
<br />officials and law enforcement authorities, includ-
<br />ing, but not limited to, the county sheriff office
<br />deputies and special deputies, Three Rivers Park
<br />police and the department of natural resources,
<br />shall have the jurisdiction to enforce any viola-
<br />tion of these rules and any state or local laws
<br />which occur on park property.
<br />(c) Violation a misdemeanor. Any infraction of
<br />a duly adopted park rule constitutes a
<br />misdemeanor and is punishable by law.
<br />CD3:37
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