Ottawa : Règlement no 2004-276, art. 5 — SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES 1)

SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES 1)

5. No person shall participate in or play baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball, football, soccer, rugby, tennis, croquet, cricket, badminton, ultimate frisbee, disk golf, skateboarding or any other sport or activity in a park except in an area designated by the Director for such respective purpose and in accordance with subsection (2). 2) No person shall:

• a) use a ball diamond on any day between the 16th day of October and the 30th of April of any year;
• b) subject to subsection (c), use a sports field on any day between the 1st day of November and the 14th day of May of any year;
• c) Minto Field between the 15th day of November and the 31st day of March of any year. 3) Despite subsection (2), the Director of Surface Operations in the Public Works and Services Department may, at his or her discretion, amend the dates on which a ball BY-LAW NO. 2004-276 diamond and sports field may be used, on the basis of the ground conditions of the ball diamond or sports field. 4) Despite subsection (2), the Director of Surface Operations in the Public Works and Services Department may, at his or her discretion, restrict or permit access, at any time and to any one ball diamond or sports field, on the basis of the ground conditions of the ball diamond or sports field. 4.1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4),

no person shall use or access a ball diamond or sports field to which access has been restricted by the Director of Surface Operations in the Public Works and Services Department. (By-law No. 2004-490) 5) No person shall engage in any horse race or ride a horse in a park in an area not designated for that purpose by the Director. 6) Despite clause

• (b) of subsection (2),

no person shall access or use sports fields for winter sports during the winter months unless,

• a) the ground is snow covered;
• b) the site is not altered; and
• c) there is no damage to the field. 7) No person shall play golf, drive a golf ball or use golf clubs or other like equipment or drive a golf cart in a park except in an area designated by the Director for that purpose. 8) No person shall use a tennis court located in a park unless such person is wearing appropriate footwear. 9) No person shall possess any bows or arrows or discharge arrows in or into a park

except in an area designated by the Director as an archery range. 10) No person shall operate a motor driven model airplane, helicopter, rocket or boat except in an area designated by the Director for that purpose. 11) No person shall use a barbecue in a park except in areas designated by the Director for that purpose.