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Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE›Chapter 9.46 — PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS

Article III — RESOURCE PROTECTION

El Dorado County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · El Dorado County

Sec. 9.46.400. - Water resources.

No person shall do any of the following while in a park:

A.

Pollute or in any manner contaminate any reservoir, lake, stream, waterway or other body of water.

B.

Possess or apply any pesticide, herbicide, fungicide or other poison.

(Code 1997, § 9.46.400; Ord. No. 4586, 8-14-2001)

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Sec. 9.46.410. - Botanical resources.

No person shall damage, cut, carve, injure, collect, eat or remove any plant, tree or other type of vegetation, whether living or dead, including, but not limited to, flowers, mushrooms, bushes, vines, grass, turf, cones, or wood, located within a park.

(Code 1997, § 9.46.410; Ord. No. 4586, 8-14-2001)

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Sec. 9.46.420. - Wildlife and animal resources.

No person shall hunt, molest, disturb, injure, trap, take, net, poison, harm or kill any kind of animal or the eggs of any animal, whether living or dead, nor remove, destroy or in any manner disturb the natural habitat of any animal in a park. Fishing or taking of fish is permitted as regulated in Section 9.46.800.

(Code 1997, § 9.46.420; Ord. No. 4586, 8-14-2001)

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Sec. 9.46.430. - Geological resources.

No person shall damage, injure, collect, remove or disturb soil, earth, rocks, sand, gravel, fossils, minerals, features in caves, or any articles or artifact of geological interest or value in a park.

(Code 1997, § 9.46.430; Ord. No. 4586, 8-14-2001)

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Sec. 9.46.440. - Archeological and historical resources.

No person shall damage, injure, collect, remove or disturb any object of paleontological, archaeological or historical interest or value in a park.

(Code 1997, § 9.46.440; Ord. No. 4586, 8-14-2001)

Secs. 9.46.450—9.46.490. - Reserved.

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