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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY

Trinity County Municipal Code Ch. 8.44 Ewing Lake Recreation Area

Trinity County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Trinity County

Cite as: Trinity County Municipal Code Chapter 8.44 · Text as of 2026-10-04

8.44.010 - Use regulations.

A. The reservoir, onshore recreation facilities, and recreation area shall be available to the general public for recreational use without regard to race, color or creed.

B. The reservoir and picnic area shall be closed to every unauthorized person during the hours from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.

C. The dam, reservoir, onshore recreation facilities and recreation area shall be operated in compliance with all laws, regulations, orders, and other lawful directives of the state and of local agencies pertaining to public health and safety.

D. No overnight camping shall be permitted.

E. The number of persons using the recreation facilities and area shall not exceed the number the health department deems proper.

(Ord. 332 §1, 1972)

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8.44.020 - General regulations.

No person shall, without permission of the district, within the Ewing Lake Recreation Area:

A. Swim, bathe or engage in any other water-contact sports;

B. Operate any type of boat or raft;

C. Molest, injure, kill or remove any flora or fauna, or disturb its habitat;

D. Deface anything in any way, including fastening to any object any advertising or inscriptions;

E. Dig up or remove any natural thing;

F. Place or leave any trash, except in a receptacle provided for that purpose;

G. Build a fire any place but in those fireplaces provided for that purpose;

H. Possess, discharge or set off, over, onto or through the Ewing Lake Recreation Area any firearms, firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets or other explosives or fireworks;

I. Permit or allow any domestic animal to be within the Ewing Lake Recreation Area unless the same shall at all times be under the actual and physical control of the owner or person having custody;

J. Engage in soliciting, selling or peddling any goods or services or to distribute any circulars;

K. Clean any fish or leave any fish entrails, or other remains, in the lake.

(Ord. 332 §2, 1972)

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8.44.030 - Vehicle use regulations.

No person shall within the Ewing Lake Recreation Area:

A. Operate any motor vehicle except upon district roads and parking lots unless otherwise approved by the district;

B. Park and leave unattended any vehicle in areas other than those designated for parking. Vehicles left unattended in areas not so designated, or in other areas without permission, may be towed away and stored by the district and the removal and storage costs shall be charged to and paid by the owner prior to release;

C. Operate any motor vehicle without a muffler system conforming to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 332 §3, 1972)

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8.44.040 - Violation-Penalty.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 332(part), 1972)

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