§ 38-211 — Prohibitions; exceptions; permit

§ 38-211. - Prohibitions; exceptions; permit.

(a) No person shall hunt, shoot, take, trap, capture or kill any animal in or upon a City-owned or City-operated park, reservoir or reservation except as provided in Subsection (b). (b) Waterfowl may only be hunted in designated blind site locations on Lake Stanley Draper Reservoir and Reservation and in designated blind site locations on Lake Overholser, Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge, known as the sedimentation basin. For the purposes of this Article, "waterfowl" means ducks, mergansers, and geese only. All activities under this section shall be subject to the following: (1) all waterfowl hunting shall be subject to applicable State and Federal law, including, but not limited to, licensing and season regulations; and (2) all waterfowl hunting shall be pursuant to a valid Oklahoma City permit issued only for such activity by the City; provided, however, children under the age of 16 may engage in activities under this section without a valid permit issued for such activity only when accompanied by an adult holding a valid permit issued for such activity by the City; and (3) all waterfowl hunting shall take place in a designated blind site location. For the purposes of this Article, "designated blind site location" means a specific location designated by the Parks and Recreation Director or designee where a person may hunt waterfowl; and (4) a designated blind site location must be reserved on a daily basis for the fee established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees, and a person may only reserve one designated blind site location per day; and (5) a person reserving a designated blind site location may construct a temporary blind, including boat blinds, panel blinds, or any other blind constructed from natural materials; and (6) temporary blinds shall be located within 25 yards of the designated blind site location and shall be removed by 2:00 p.m. on the day of the reservation; and (7) no cutting of any natural materials from the hunting area to construct a blind shall be allowed; and (8) no more than five people per designated blind site location shall be allowed; and (9) if hunting by means of boat, where allowed, the boat must be anchored, and the motor must be turned off; and (10) an annual or daily issued permit is required to operate privately owned boats upon the waters of City-operated reservations and fees therefore collected; and (11) no person operating a private boat in the Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge will create a wake; and (12) waterfowl hunting shall only take place between one-half hour before sunrise and 1:00 p.m.; and (13) hunting permits shall not be transferable.

(Code 1970, § 23-32; Ord. No. 16228, § 1, 6-9-81; Code 1980, § 38-211; Ord. No. 19469, § 1, 9-18-90; Ord. No. 27918, § 1, 9-9-25)