Amending Chapter 19 Entitled Public Parks

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• (a) No person owning or being custodian or having control of any animal shall cause or permit such animal to go at large in any park or park-street. A dog or other pet may be brought into a park or park-street provided that such deg animal is continuously restrained by a leash, not exceeding six (6) feet in length except that-ne-deg-w4Ii-be-permitted. No pets, except seeing-eye dogs and hearing-guide dogs, are allowed in, upon or on buildings, golf courses, playgrounds or bathing areas, swimming pools, stands, concert areas, seats, seating areas, sun decks adjacent to swimming pools, areas where food is purveyed, kept or prepared, on the nordic ski trails during the winter sports season, or other areas designated by signs as prohibited areas. (b) No person having the care of any dog or other animal shall permit such animal to enter or drink the water of any drinking fountain or swimming pool in any park except at places designated or maintained therefor. (c) Any animal found at large may be seized and impounded or disposed of pursuant to the laws and ordinances of the State or City or South Bend in-reiatiert-te concerning the disposal of stray animals on the highways or other public places. SECTION X. Chapter 19, Article 3 , Section 19-61 is deleted in its entirety and reformulated to read as follows: Sec. 19-61. Alcoholic beverages and controlled substances. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, while within any City park, to: (1) consume or possess any alcoholic beverage other than beer or wine; ( 2) consume, or possess an open container of, beer or wine at any location other than areas designated by the Board as picnic, dining or concession areas, and then, only with the written permission of the Board; ( 3) sell, barter, trade or exchange an alcoholic beverage; ( 4) possess a controlled substance; ( 5) be under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, or to be under the influence of, an alcoholic beverage or controlled substance, while operating, or a passenger in, a canoe, boat, watercraft, motor vehicle, or snowmobile. (c) Employees and agents of the Board shall, while in the performance of their duties, be authorized and empowered to: deny entrance to any city park; refuse to rent to or to allow the use of any park property by; and physically remove from any City park, any person whom such employee, agent or official believes to be under the influence of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances. (d) These provisions shall be supplemental and subordinate to any and all provisions of the State of Indiana relative to possession, consumption and sale or exchange of alcoholic beverages and controlled substances, and shall not serve to authorize or allow any actions relative thereto which are not otherwise prohibited by the laws of the State of Indiana. In the event of a conflict between these provisions and those laws of the State of Indiana, the latter shall, in all instances and particulars, prevail and control.