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ORDINANCE 1I-
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
ADDING SECTIONS 54-34 & 54-35 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES
RELATING TO DISTURBANCE OF NATURAL FEATURES AND WILDLIFE
IN PARKS
The City Council of the Ciry of Ells River does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Section 54-34 of Elk River Ciry Code entitled Disturbance of
Natural Features shall be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 54-34. Disturbance of Natural Features.
(a) Unless approved in writing by the City Administrator or their designee, it shall be unlawful
fox any person and/or pet to:
1) Deface, remove, alter, cut, injure and/or destroy any tree, plant, flower, grass, rock, soil,
or mineral with in a City park.
2) Introduce any plant ox other vegetation within a City park.
3) Dig trenches, holes, or other excavations in a City park.
4) Remove any device, apparatus, ox material installed fox the protection, support, or
preservation of any tree, shrub, or plant.
Section 2. That Section 54-35 of Elk River City Code entitled Disturbance of
Wildlife shall be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 54-35. Disturbance of Wildlife.
(a) Unless approved in writing by the City Administrator or their designee, it shall be unlawful
fox any person and/or pet to:
1) Kill, trap, hunt, remove, harass, annoy, pursue, ox intentionally disturb or cause to be
disturbed, or have in their possession any species of wildlife found within the confines of
any City park, except that hunting, trapping, and fishing may be permitted by the City in
designated areas established by the City and shall be subject to the laws and regulations as
established by the City and the State of Mimiesota.
2) Release ox abandon any animal within a City park.
3) Feed any wildlife in a City park.
4) Remove any animal ox animal remains, such as but not limited to, whitetail deer antler
sheds, from a City park. Any anunal and/ox remains so removed ox taken contrary to the
provision of this Ordinance or the laws of the State of Minnesota, shall be considered
contraband and subject to seizure and confiscation.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect upon adoption as provided by law.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 18~h day of July, 2011.
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