Butte County Municipal Code Art. I In General

All parks and public places within the county owned or controlled by the county and used for the recreation of the public are declared public parks. All public parks heretofore deeded or in any other manner conveyed to the county are hereby accepted and dedicated to the use of the public for recreation purposes as public parks subject to the limitation prescribed in the deed of conveyance thereof and those prescribed by law.

(Code 1952, § 31)

Public parks of the county shall be named by the board of supervisors.

(Code 1952, § 31A)

The board of supervisors of the county is vested with the supervision, control and management of all public parks and playgrounds owned or controlled by the county.

(Code 1952, § 32)

It is unlawful for any person other than the persons in charge of a park, playground or public place to open or close any water hydrant therein.

(Code 1952, § 34)

It is unlawful to cut, break or otherwise injure or cull flowers, break or cut branches or cuttings from any bush, vine, shrub or tree growing in any public park, playground or public place in the county excepting by an employee in the regular course of his employment.

(Code 1952, § 33)

It is unlawful to injure any grass plot, edging of grass, border or ornamental ground along any sidewalk or in any park, playground or public place in the county.

(Code 1952, § 35)

The maximum rate of speed of any vehicle traveling in any park or playground in the county shall be twenty (20) miles per hour.

(Code 1952, § 36)

It is unlawful to build a fire in any park or playground in the county, excepting at those places designated and appointed by the board of supervisors, and unless such places are designated plainly by a sign stating that fires are permitted.

(Code 1952, § 37)

It is unlawful to discharge a firearm, or injure or kill any bird or animal in any park or playground owned or controlled by the county.

(Code 1952, § 38)

Cross reference—Similar provisions relating to Bidwell River Park, § 16-19.