2023-07 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 66 Regulation of Lake Decatur

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as U.S. Route 51. Fishing and the taking of aquatic life from the Lake Decatur dam,dam spillway, spillway rocks and water intake structure is prohibited. (Amended, Ordinance 2017-05, February 6, 2017) B. No person shall take, catch, or attempt to take or catch, any fish or aquatic life in the reservoir by any method whatsoever except as set forth in 515 ILCS 5/1-1 et. seq.and 17 IL Admin. Code Parts 805, 810, 830, 860, 870, 875, 880, 885. Species limits specified in the aforementioned Illinois Complied Statute and Illinois Administrative Code citations must also be abided by. C. The taking of any fish or aquatic life from the Lake for commercial use or resale is allowed only with prior written approval by the Lake Supervisor or designee. D. It shall be unlawful to use, set or place or control any bank lines, bank poles, limb lines, trodines, snag lines, fishing jugs or any similar devices in, on or adjacent to Lake Decatur. E. All persons using Lake Decatur for the taking of any fish or aquatic life shall use the same so as not to create any unsanitary conditions in or about Lake Decatur or so as not to pollute Lake Decatur and make it unwholesome or unfit for use. F. Nothing herein enumerated in subsections (A) to (E) inclusive of this section, shall apply to or be construed to prevent or penalize anything done or caused to be done by the City or by agents of the Department of Natural Resources of the State in protecting or caring for the reservoir or the aquatic life therein. (Amended, Ordinance 2017-05, February 6, 2017) 31. ICE SKATING AND ICE FISHING. No persons shall skate or otherwise be upon the ice of Lake Decatur except that persons may skate and ice fish within fifty(50)feet of an authorized dock in Dock Shore Line Zone 3 with the permission of the owner. Ice skating is allowed on Bayview Cove which is located north of Cantrell Street, south of Bayview Drive and