§ 8-75. Fishing.

It shall be unlawful for any person to fish or surf cast from any part of the public beach between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except as follows:

(1)

Fishing and surf casting shall be allowed on the sandy part of the public beach located between N.E. 18th Street and N.E. 23rd Street, during any hours other than 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and national holidays.

(2)

Persons engaged in fishing or surf casting as provided herein shall have the affirmative duty to avoid contact with swimmers.

(3)

Nothing herein shall authorize any person to launch a vessel from any part of the public beach for purposes of engaging in fishing or surf casting.

(4)

The city manager or designee may temporarily restrict fishing or surf casting on any part of the public beach to accommodate an outdoor event or in a declared emergency.

(Code 1953, § 9-3(c); Ord. No. C-1197, § 1, 2-7-56; Ord. No. C-1748, § 1, 6-20-61; Ord. No. C-1804, § 1, 2-20-62; Ord. No. C-1918, § 1, 6-11-63; Ord. No. C-66-22, § 1, 3-28-66; Ord. No. C-68-43, § 1, 7-2-68; Ord. No. C-70-12, § 1, 2-17-70; Ord. No. C-70-31, § 1, 4-21-70; Ord. No. C-75-98, § 1, 11-18-75; Ord. No. C-77-22, § 1, 2-1-77; Ord. No. C-79-66, § 1, 9-18-79; Ord. No. C-84-7, § 1, 1-17-84; Ord. No. C-85-25, § 1, 2-20-85; Ord. No. C-87-47, § 1, 7-7-87; Ord. No. C-94-25, § 1, 7-6-94)