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Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 38, art. VI, div. 1
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Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-311 Definitions.

§ 38-311. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) Association means the Lake Atoka Reservation Association. (2) Atoka Reservoir-Reservation means and includes the public water supply reservoir known as Lake Atoka, its associated dam and spillway section and all land and property owned by the City and the Oklahoma Municipal Improvement Authority immediately surrounding and adjacent thereto. (3) Chief Ranger means the Chief of Police for the City of Atoka or his designees. (4) General manager means the General Manager of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation. (5) Oklahoma Boating Safety Regulation Act refers to that act codified in 63 O.S. § 4201 et seq., as now or hereafter amended. (Code 1970, § 23-102; Code 1980, § 38-311; Ord. No. 25236, § 5, 9-29-15)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-313 Chief Ranger.

§ 38-313. - Chief Ranger. (a) There is hereby created in the Police Department of the City of Atoka the Office of Chief Ranger. (b) Such Chief Ranger and those under his supervision are hereby vested with power and authority to enforce all reasonable rules of safety and sanitation, and all rules and regulations as may be provided by ordinance relating to the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation or by rules properly promulgated by the Lake Atoka Reservation Association. Assistants are appointed as may in the judgment of the Council of the City of Atoka be necessary. (Code 1970, §§ 23-125, 23-126; Code 1980, § 38-313)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-314 Compliance with other laws.

§ 38-314. - Compliance with other laws. No person shall violate any ordinary rules of safety, sanitation or conservation, or any of the laws of the State or of the United States in any part of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation. (Code 1970, § 23-127; Ord. No. 17041, § 1, 1-18-83; Code 1980, § 38-314)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-315 Sports permitted.

§ 38-315. - Sports permitted. The entering upon, fishing, hunting, boating, water skiing or engaging in other sporting activities on the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation, with the license and permit as herein provided, is hereby authorized subject to State and Federal laws prescribing open and closed seasons for fishing and hunting and regulating the same and all the provisions of this article; however, water skiing shall be permitted only in those areas designated and marked by buoys and said water skiing shall be subject to the safety regulations issued by the association. (Code 1970, § 23-103; Code 1980, § 38-315)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-316 Closing of lakes or parts thereof.

§ 38-316. - Closing of lakes or parts thereof. The association is hereby authorized to close Atoka Reservoir-Reservation to fishing during the spawning season, and to designate any particular area or areas as closed to the public when in the judgment of the association such closing is necessary for the public safety and welfare or for the protection of public property and the public water supply. There shall be selected and located in the most appropriate section of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation, in as widely separated locations as possible, areas to be properly marked and designated as spawning or propagation areas and all wading, shooting, fishing or boating in or upon such areas is hereby prohibited. (Code 1970, § 23-104; Code 1980, § 38-316)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-318 Swimming or bathing.

§ 38-318. - Swimming or bathing. No person shall swim, bathe or wade in any of the waters of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation, except that which is incidental to water skiing activities, boat launching and boat retrieval; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit persons wearing watertight wading boots or other watertight clothing from wading in water not exceeding the height of said wading boots or clothing. (Code 1970, § 23-8(b); Code 1980, § 38-318)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-319 Litter.

§ 38-319. - Litter. No person shall throw or deposit in or upon the waters of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation, or upon land within the immediate drainage area of said water supply reservoir, any filthy water or like waste, scraps of food, flesh, offal, refuse of any kind, dead animals or fish, expectorations or any bodily discharge or any substance, which by its decay or putrefaction, would tend to contaminate the waters or adjacent soil or become offensive; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the use of animal or fish flesh as bait when actually used upon hooks. (Code 1970, § 23-8(c); Code 1980, § 38-319)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-320 Damaging property.

§ 38-320. - Damaging property. No person shall damage, destroy, displace or remove trees, shrubs, picnic tables or picnic seats, signs, fences, guard rails or buildings, or any other public property whether constructed or naturally growing. (Code 1970, § 23-8(e); Code 1980, § 38-320)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-321 Moving rocks, digging holes, etc.

§ 38-321. - Moving rocks, digging holes, etc. No person shall move or displace rock, gravel or soil or dig holes or build mounds or move or displace the bank protection or riprapping. (Code 1970, § 23-8(d); Code 1980, § 38-321)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-322 Skin or scuba diving.

§ 38-322. - Skin or scuba diving. No person shall skin or scuba dive, except by express permission of the Chief Ranger or his designated assistant during an emergency or salvage operation. (Code 1970, § 23-8(g); Code 1980, § 38-322)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-323 Dogs.

§ 38-323. - Dogs. No person shall permit any dog owned, possessed, or harbored by him to swim, bathe, or wade in any of the water of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation, except that which is incidental to the retrieval of water fowl incidental to permitted shooting of water fowl. (Code 1970, § 23-8(h); Code 1980, § 38-323)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-324 Offensive conduct.

§ 38-324. - Offensive conduct. The use or drinking of alcoholic beverages, drunkenness, gambling or engaging in disorderly or lewd conduct, sleeping on the ground or benches or the making, aiding or assisting in making any disorderly noise, riot, or breach of the peace by any person shall be unlawful. (Code 1970, § 23-8(f); Code 1980, § 38-324; Ord. No. 26268, § 3, 10-8-19)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-325 Vehicles on lake bottoms.

§ 38-325. - Vehicles on lake bottoms. (a) No person shall drive any vehicle on lake bottoms on the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation unless authorized to do so by the Chief Ranger. (b) Any person violating Subsection (a) shall be guilty of an offense against the City and such an offense shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $35.00 or imprisonment in the City jail not exceeding 30 days or both such fine and imprisonment. (c) Every act of driving a vehicle in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense. (Code 1970, § 23-8.2; Code 1980, § 38-325)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-326 Permit forms.

§ 38-326. - Permit forms. (a) There shall be printed permit forms, which forms shall contain ample and appropriate space for identification of the permittee and the specific activity, or combination of activities, for which such permits are issued and the date of expiration, and a pledge in substantially the following language: "In consideration of the issuance to me of this license, I hereby agree faithfully to observe all rules of safety, sanitation and sportsmanship, together with all provisions of the ordinances of The City of Oklahoma City, the City of Atoka, and the State game and fish laws while upon the land or waters included in the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation and to hold the Lake Reservation Association harmless for any injury to life or limb or property incidental to the exercise of the privileges hereby granted." (b) Such books of permit forms shall be supplied to the Chief Ranger or his assistants on the premises and also to other persons who may be authorized by the association to issue and sell, upon application, permits for the privileges herein specified. (Code 1970, § 23-112; Code 1980, § 38-326)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-327 Release from liability for accidents as permit prerequisite.

§ 38-327. - Release from liability for accidents as permit prerequisite. Before any permit shall be issued under the provisions of this article the party applying for said license, in consideration of the issuance of the same, shall agree in writing to release the association, The City of Oklahoma City, the City of Atoka, and the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust from all liability from any accident that might occur on the land or waters of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation, regardless of whether such accident is caused by the negligence of the association, the City of Atoka, The City of Oklahoma City, or the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust. Said agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of said party for whom the application for the permit is made. (Code 1970, § 23-113; Code 1980, § 38-327)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-328 Concessions.

§ 38-328. - Concessions. The association is reserved the right to negotiate and enter into contracts granting concessions upon Atoka Reservoir-Reservation, covering the privileges of selling cold drinks, lunches and confections, live minnows, crayfish, or other natural or artificial bait. The association is further reserved the right to negotiate and enter into contracts for the privilege of placing boats upon the waters of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation for hire or rental to the public; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the placing and operating of privately owned boats upon the waters of said reservation. (Code 1970, § 23-114; Code 1980, § 38-328)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-329 Overcharging for permit fees.

§ 38-329. - Overcharging for permit fees. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to charge fees for any permit to use the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation as herein authorized in excess of those prescribed by ordinance; such unlawful and excessive charges shall not only subject such person to the payment of a fine and costs, as herein provided, but shall operate to terminate immediately any lease, contract or authority which such person has to grant such permits. (Code 1970, § 23-128; Code 1980, § 38-329)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-330 Removal and disposal of derelict boats and other vehicles.

§ 38-330. - Removal and disposal of derelict boats and other vehicles. (a) Rangers are authorized to remove and dispose of any derelict boats, trailers, camper shells or other vehicles from any unauthorized area of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation. (b) Derelict boats, trailers, camper shells or other vehicles are defined as follows: (1) any boat, trailer, camper shell or vehicle which is in a state of dilapidation and not in operating condition; (2) any boat, trailer, camper shell or vehicle which does not display a current operating State or City license or for which the owner cannot be located; and (3) any boat, trailer, camper shell or vehicle which has been abandoned for a period of three days or longer. (c) Any derelict boat, trailer, camper shell or other vehicle which is removed pursuant to Subsection (a) of this section shall be held by the rangers for a period of at least ten days. Any such property which has not been claimed by the owner thereof within ten days following removal may be disposed of by the Chief Ranger by public sale or by delivery to the City trash dump. Any sale proceeds shall be delivered by the Chief Ranger to the City Treasurer and shall thereupon be deposited in the general fund of the City. (d) Upon removal of any boat trailer or other equipment as provided in Subsections (a) and (c) of this section, the Chief Ranger or a designated assistant shall make a permanent record of such removal. The required record shall contain the following information: (1) a description of property removed; (2) the date, circumstances and location of the removal thereof; (3) any identifying names, numbers or words on such property; (4) the manner and date of disposal of such property. If such property is sold as provided in Subsection (c) of this section, an additional entry shall be made in the permanent record indicating the date of the sale, the name and address of the purchaser and the amount for which it was sold. (Code 1980, § 38-330; Ord. No. 15883, § 1(23-41.2), 7-22-80)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-331 Violations.

§ 38-331. - Violations. In the absence of a different penalty any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of an offense against the City. Any person violating this article shall be subject to immediate ejectment from the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation and immediate cancellation of permit provided for herein; the violation by any person of any of the provisions of this article more than once shall render such person ineligible to obtain future permits or privileges or to enter upon said property, and the Chief Ranger and those under his supervision as provided for herein are hereby authorized and directed to take all necessary steps to prosecute in the proper courts any person violating such provisions. (Code 1970, § 23-127; Code 1980, § 38-331; Ord. No. 17041, § 1, 1-18-83)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-332 Restrictions on vehicles on Atoka Reservoir-Reservations.

§ 38-332. - Restrictions on vehicles on Atoka Reservoir-Reservations. (a) All vehicles which are driven, operated, parked or left on the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation must comply with State laws regarding vehicles to be driven or operated on public streets. (b) No person shall park, leave, drive or operate a vehicle, bicycle, off-road recreational vehicle, motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter or motor bicycle on the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation except on improved roads and parking areas, unless prohibited by signs posted by the appropriate authority. (c) Any vehicle illegally parked or left on the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation shall be impounded after notice has been given. Notice shall be given as follows: (1) notice of the offense and one hour advance notice of impoundment and an opportunity to move the vehicle shall be given to the owner or person in charge of the illegally parked vehicle if such person is present and ascertainable. (2) if the vehicle owner or person in charge of the vehicle is not present, notice of the offense and impoundment shall be left on the vehicle at least 12 hours in advance of the impoundment. (d) No person, except as specifically authorized by the Utilities Director, shall drive, operate, park, or leave any vehicle on Atoka Reservoir-Reservation improved roads, designated areas provided for traffic and parking areas in excess of 20 tons weight limit. (e) The following persons and the vehicles driven, parked or operated by them shall not be subject to the prohibitions of this section: (1) police, fire and emergency service personnel in the performance of their duties; (2) persons participating in an emergency or law enforcement function at the direction and under the supervision of the Chief of Police; (3) employees of the City and employees of the authority regulating activities at the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation; and (4) persons with valid permits issued by the authority regulating activities at the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation expressly granting the right to drive, operate and/or park a vehicle, bicycle, off-road vehicle, motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter or motor bicycle on the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation. (Ord. No. 20425, § 1, 10-3-95; Ord. No. 24666, § 1, 5-28-13)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH38PARECUAFET_ARTVIATRESE_DIV1GEFetched: 10/28/2026

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