19-2894. County park districts; rules and regulations; violations and penalties thereof; conduct, fees, leases, fishing and boating. (a) The park board may by resolution adopt rules and regulations for the operation of the park district and prescribe penalties for violation of any rules and regulations relating to the conduct of persons in the area where improvements are established. Such penalties shall not exceed imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed three months or a fine of not to exceed $100 or both. Any rules and regulations for the conduct of persons and providing penalties shall be published once in the official county paper and copies of the rules and regulations shall be posted and kept posted in all areas to which they are applicable, and the violation of any penal rule or regulation when so published and posted shall constitute a misdemeanor.

(b) No charge shall be made for entrance into any improved area and no admission charge shall be made for use of any of the facilities, except that the park board may lease sites for food, soft drinks, boat rentals, amusements and other concessions as in its judgment may be deemed appropriate and lawful for the comfort, convenience and enjoyment of the public, and may limit purchase and use charges to be made by concessionaires in operating them. The park board may regulate and control all fishing and boating within the boundaries of park property, including daily and possession limits of fish caught and time limits when fishing may be restricted, subject to law and rules and regulations of the secretary of wildlife and parks, and may require a park permit for fishing and boating for which a reasonable fee may be charged all persons so engaged.

History: L. 1963, ch. 193, § 13; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 173; L. 2012, ch. 47, § 16; L. 2023, ch. 7, § 16; July 1.