§ 11.20.210. Miscellaneous prohibited acts.

No person shall do any of the following at Nacimiento Lake and the Nacimiento recreation area:

(1)

Throw, dump, or deposit upon the surface of the ground, except in containers placed by the Monterey County parks department, any trash, refuse, garbage, litter, or waste material.

(2)

Bring a vehicle, trash, refuse, garbage, litter, or waste material to Nacimiento recreation area for the purpose of dumping.

(3)

Throw, dump, or deposit into the waters of Nacimiento Lake, or upon the shore or banks of Nacimiento Lake, any trash, refuse, garbage, litter, waste material, petroleum or other chemical product.

(4)

Throw or deposit any burning substance into or onto any combustible place or area, except into an authorized fire pit or incinerator.

(5)

Build, kindle or use fire, except in a camping or picnicking area in a fire pit, stove, incinerator, or other similar facility provided by, or approved by, the Monterey County parks department.

(6)

Leave unattended any fire kindled by him or her.

(7)

Smoke in any area of the Nacimiento recreation area which the Monterey County parks department has determined to be a nonsmoking area, provided signs are in place giving notice of the restricted area.

(8)

Hunt, kill, injure, or molest any animal or bird, or allow any child or animal in his or her care and custody to do so.

(9)

Operate any noise-producing equipment, whether or not electrically amplified, which is likely to disturb other people, except in accordance with the terms and conditions of a permit issued by the Monterey County parks department.

(10)

Sell or advertise any product or service, rent or deliver for rental any vehicle or vessel in any area of the Nacimiento recreation area or carry on any other commercial activity; or distribute any handbill, tract, or other literature, without authorization by the Monterey County parks director.

(11)

Perform or participate in any political rally or meeting, religious service or function, or any fund raising activity, without prior approval of the Monterey County board of supervisors; for the purposes of this section a wedding service or reception shall not be considered a religious service or function, provided however a permit for a wedding service or reception shall be obtained in advance from the Monterey County parks director.

(12)

Bring or allow a horse to enter into the Nacimiento recreation area without first obtaining a valid equestrian permit from the Monterey County parks department.

(13)

Allow any horse which is permitted to be at Nacimiento Lake to be in any camping or picnicking area thereof, or in any part of the Nacimiento recreation area outside of established equestrian trails or designated equestrian areas.

(14)

Cut, pick, mutilate, remove, or destroy any vegetation, or grade, disturb or remove soil or rock or natural material, except as authorized by the Monterey County parks department.

(15)

Clean fish, except at such places as are designated by the Monterey County parks department.

(16)

Fish off public docks or commercial marinas within the Nacimiento recreation area. Fish within a distance of three hundred feet from a point where fish have been planted within a period of twenty-four hours after such plant. The Monterey County parks department shall post such areas with appropriate and visible "no fishing" signs at the time of plant, and such signs shall remain in place during the period fishing in such area is prohibited.

(17)

Possess or use live bait, or bring or receive any fish, amphibian animal, or aquatic plant for the purpose of propagation or use as fish bait, without the approval of the Monterey County parks department and the California Department of Fish and Game.

(18)

Enter any area of public property when signs have been erected forbidding such entry.

(19)

Enter any fenced utility area, or remove, destroy, or tamper with any valve, switch, or control of any telephone, electrical, water, or sewer line or system owned or operated by any public entity or public utility.

(20)

Commit any act of vandalism, including, but not limited to, removing fixtures or equipment, or destroying, painting, marking, tagging, or defacing any building, sign, fixture, or other equipment.

(21)

Engage in any riotous, boisterous, threatening, or indecent conduct, or use profane or indecent language, or operate a radio, noise producing device or musical instrument in such a manner as is likely to disturb other persons.

(22)

Willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction of any authorized safety employee of the Monterey County parks department employee or San Luis Obispo County sheriff's department.

(23)

Engage in scuba or free diving without prior written permission from the Monterey County parks department.

(24)

Operate or cause to operate any generator in an area designated as a no generator area by the Monterey County parks department or during posted no generator hours.

(25)

Engage in any activity that is reasonably likely to cause injury or death of the participant or any other person or damage property.

(Ord. No. 3272, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)