Yolo County Municipal Code Art. 3 Natural Resource Protection

(a) No person shall gather flowers, foliage, berries, herbs, fruit, seeds, or cut, break, dig up or in any way mutilate, injure, or transplant any tree, shrub, plant, fern, grass, turf, landscaping, natural feature, railing, seat, fence equipment, structure, or other object or device within any park, except by permit issued by the Director.

(b) No person shall introduce or abandon any plant or plant parts in any park area except by permit issued by the Director.

(§ 2, Ord. 1581, eff. December 18, 2025)

(a) No person shall injure, take, kill or harass any bird, mammal, fish, reptile or any other animal or disturb its habitat including its nest and/or eggs in any park except by permit issued by the Director. This section does not apply to fish or other aquatic forms permitted to be taken under Section 9-3.307.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the taking of any bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian, or parts thereof by any person or persons duly appointed and authorized by the County to perform such services to control disease or prevent other similar harm, prevent excessive damage to park facilities, for the wellbeing of the animal taken, or for other good cause, and where such taking occurs while said person or persons are acting within the course and scope of the authorized services.

(§ 2, Ord. 1581, eff. December 18, 2025)

No person shall:

(a) Dig up or remove any dirt, stones, sand, rocks, minerals, or other materials or substance whatever, or make any excavation, quarry any stone or lay or set off any blast or explosion or cause or assist in doing any such activity within any park except by permit issued by the Director.

(b) Disturb, remove or destroy articles or artifacts of a historical, archaeological, cultural or paleontological nature in, or from any park, except by permit issued by the Director.

(§ 2, Ord. 1581, eff. December 18, 2025)

No person shall be permitted to bring, carry, entice or transport a dog, cat or other animal into the park unless such animal is securely leashed on a maximum six-foot leash and in immediate control by the person at all times. An animal is securely leashed within the meaning of this section when said animal is securely tied or otherwise fastened, or attached to one end of a chain, cord, rope, strap or other restraint, the other end of which is securely retained in the possession of a person and animal is prevented from running at large. A dog may be permitted to be off-leash in areas which are officially set aside for that purpose provided that the person or keeper of the dog keeps it under control at all times, does not allow the dog to go beyond the boundary of the set aside area, and follows posted rules at all times.

(a) No person shall bring or keep a noisy, vicious or dangerous dog or animal or one which is disturbing other persons in the park and remain therein after the owners have been asked by the Park Authority to leave;

(b) No person shall leave or deposit dogs, cats, or other animals, fish or birds within the boundaries of the park;

(c) No personal shall bring a dog into, permit a dog to enter or remain, or possess a dog in the park unless the person presents proof that the dog has a valid rabies inoculation or the person presents a valid license for the dog;

(d) All persons in possession of an animal at the parks shall immediately clean up any animal waste produced;

(e) No person shall feed or provide care for any animal, bird, or fish that occurs or exists with the boundaries of the park.

(§ 2, Ord. 1581, eff. December 18, 2025)

No person shall harass, injure, or kill livestock in any part of portion of any park area. No person who brings a dog or any animal to any park area shall permit their dog or animal to harass, injure, or kill livestock in any part or portion of any park area.

(§ 2, Ord. 1581, eff. December 18, 2025)

No person shall hunt in the parks.

(§ 2, Ord. 1581, eff. December 18, 2025)

A person authorized by the state of California to fish are permitted to fish in parks and park waters, except where fishing is expressly prohibited or limited as indicated on conspicuously posted signs or per local, state, and federal laws. When fishing is authorized within a park or park waters, each person fishing must fully comply with all local, state, and federal laws regulating or prohibiting a taking regardless of any indication of the presence of such protected species or habitat.

(§ 2, Ord. 1581, eff. December 18, 2025)