Protection and preservation of plant and wildlife

(a)

Within any department managed land, no person shall cut, carve, or injure the bark or break off limbs or branches, or pick the flowers or seeds of any tree, plant, or shrub, nor shall any person dig in or otherwise disturb grass areas or install any vegetation or in any other way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any area, nor shall any person pile debris or material of any kind on or about any tree or plant, or attach any rope, wire, or other contrivance thereto, whether temporary or permanent in character or use, without prior written approval of the director or designee. No person shall tie or hitch any animal to any tree or plant within any department managed land.

(b)

No person shall remove any beach sand, whether submerged or not, any soil, rock, stones, shells, plants, wood, or other materials, or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting, or other means or agency in any department managed land without prior written approval from the director or designee.

(c)

No person shall molest, harm, frighten, kill, net, trap, snare, hunt, chase, feed, remove, pursue, or shoot, throw, or propel any missiles by any means at any creature, or the nest or eggs of any creature, be it mammal, amphibian, or reptile roaming within a department managed land without prior written approval from the director or designee.

(d)

No person shall place, dump, abandon, or leave any mammal, reptile, amphibian, fish, or bird, either wild or domestic, on the grounds of any department managed land.

(Ord. No. 2009-125, § 102, 8-20-09; Ord. No. 2014-86, § 28, 9-18-2014)