2-2-5: FIRE, FIREWORK, FIREARM, AND WEAPON RESTRICTIONS:

   A.   Fires: All fires shall be restricted to culinary purposes in gas and charcoal grills. Upon the Director's prior approval, other fires may be permitted in other areas for educational, interpretive, or other special programming purposes. All other fires are prohibited. All permitted fires must be kept under control at all times and must be extinguished before leaving Ada County parks and waterways property, or whenever the site is left unattended. Some or all areas may be closed to all fires during extreme fire danger at the Director's discretion.

   B.   Fireworks: With the exception of handheld sparklers, no person shall possess or use fireworks of any kind within Ada County parks and waterways property without a permit. The usage of handheld sparklers is limited to booked events that have reserved the outside patio of Barber Park Education and Event Center and will not be permitted without the Director's prior approval.

   C.   Personal Safety, Firearms, Weapons: No person, except for authorized law enforcement personnel, shall discharge any firearm, pneumatic weapon, air rifle, spring gun, bow and arrow, sling, blowgun, pellet gun, or any other weapon that discharges a projectile that is potentially harmful and dangerous to human or animal safety within any Ada County parks and waterways property. The discharge of firearms and weapons within these areas constitutes a per se danger to persons and property. Such regulation does not apply to a person discharging his or her firearm in the lawful defense of persons or property.

   D.   Violations: Violation(s) of subsection A or C of this section is a misdemeanor and each violation is punishable as provided by Idaho Code section 18-113 as it may be amended and/or retitled from time to time. Violation(s) of subsection B of this section is an infraction and each violation is punishable as provided in Idaho Code section 18-7031, as it may be amended and/or retitled from time to time. (Ord. 844, 7-21-2015)