Chapter 8.36
Trespass on Watershed1

Sections:

8.36.010    Permission to trespass.

8.36.015    Permission for hunting and entry.

8.36.020    Posting signs.

8.36.025    Motorized vehicle access.

8.36.030    Penalty for violation.

8.36.010 Permission to trespass.

It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon or trespass upon the Chapin-Collins Memorial Forest of the city or enter upon or within the forest without permission from the proper city official having charge of the memorial forest or in compliance with and subject to the limitations of this code and by resolution. (Ord. 1627 §1, 2020; Ord. 1096 §2, 1978: Ord. 712 §1, 1953).

8.36.015 Permission for hunting or entry.

Permission to enter upon or within the Chapin-Collins Memorial Forest to persons desiring to do so shall be obtained prior to entrance from the city’s forestry supervisor; provided, that permission for hunting upon the lands contained within the memorial forest shall be granted to all pursuant to state hunting rules and regulations, and action of the city council by resolution or ordinance and then only under such terms and conditions as may be established in such resolution or ordinance. (Ord. 1627 §2, 2020; Ord. 1096 §5, 1978).

8.36.020 Posting signs.

The proper city official shall post "No Trespass" or "Closed" signs and such other signs as may limit or restrict entry or utilization of the forest on roads and paths leading into the forest, warning the public not to trespass on the forest, except pursuant to the limitations of appropriate city ordinances or resolutions or of the signing. (Ord. 1627 §3, 2020; Ord. 1096 §3, 1978: Ord. 712 §2, 1953).

8.36.025 Motorized vehicle access

Motorized vehicle access is prohibited upon city forest lands without proper permission and compliance with rules established by the city forester. (Ord. 1627 §4, 2020).

8.36.030 Penalty for violation.

Any person found guilty of trespassing upon the Chapin-Collins Memorial Forest of the city or violating the restrictions imposed upon the utilization of the memorial forest, shall be punished in the manner provided by Section 1.08.030 of this code. (Ord. 1096 §4, 1978: Ord. 712 §3, 1953).


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    Authority over sources of water--See RCW 35.88.010.