Marin County Municipal Code Ch. 23.16 Pacheco Pond Wildlife Area

No person within the Pacheco Pond Wildlife area shall:

(1) Launch, operate or use any vessel, boat or watercraft of any description or launch, operate or use any model boat of any description;

(2) Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any bird or animal, nor shall any person remove or have in his possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs or nest or young of any bird;

(3) Use, carry or possess firearms of any description or air rifle, pellet gun, bow and arrows, slings or any other forms of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instrument that can be loaded with and fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device;

(4) Throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters of the pond or any tributary, storm sewer or any drain flowing into the waters of the pond, any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of the waters;

(5) Build, set or maintain any open fire, campfire, or fire in any and all types of braziers, portable or otherwise used for or intended to be used for cooking, lighting or heating purposes, or camp within said area;

(6) Allow a domestic animal to run at large in the area or enter the waters of Pacheco Pond. All domestic animals shall be restrained at all times on adequate leashes not greater than ten feet in length;

(7) Swim, bathe, or wade in any waters of the wildlife area;

(8) Bring or have in his possession, or set off or otherwise cause to explode, discharge or burn, any firecracker, torpedo, rocket or other fireworks or explosives of inflammable material;

(9) Drive, park or operate any motorized vehicle, except in designated areas;

(10) No person shall dump, deposit or leave any bottles, glass, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, refuse, trash or bait anywhere within the wildlife area, but such items shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided. Where receptacles are not so provided, all rubbish or waste shall be carried away from district lands by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere;

(11) Fish from any area or in any manner;

(12) Hike, walk, bird watch or nature study in any area other than the parking area adjacent to Bel Marin Keyes Blvd.

(Ord. 2995 § 1, 1989)

No person shall enter any area posted closed for purposes of fish, bird or wildlife preservation or enhancement, or due to work in profess, or a potential dangerous condition or potential fire hazard.

(Ord. 2995 § 2, 1989)

Any person using or acting in violation of this chapter shall be ejected from the Pacheco Pond Wildlife area.

(Ord. 2995 § 3, 1989)

A reasonable number of signs shall be posted in the Pacheco Pond Wildlife area noticing users of the prohibitions contained in this chapter.

(Ord. 2995 § 4, 1989)

Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished in accordance with California Penal Code Sections 16(3), 17(d) and 19(e).

(Ord. 2995 § 5, 1989)