Topic: LA County OKs fine for throwing football/frisbee on beaches

[46&2]

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/02/08/la-county-oks-1000-fine-for-throwing-football-frisbee-on-beaches/


LOS ANGELES (CBS) — When you head down to the beach for a little fun this summer, county officials want you to leave the pigskin at home.

The Board of Supervisors this week agreed to raise fines for anyone who throws a football or a Frisbee on any beach in Los Angeles County.


In passing the 37-page ordinance on Tuesday, officials sought to outline responsibilities for law enforcement and other public agencies while also providing clarification on beach-goer activities that could potentially disrupt or even injure the public.

According to Lucy Kim, from the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors, a first-time offender will have to pay a $100 fine. For a second offense, beach-goers will face a $200 fine. Three or more infractions within one year will result in a $500 fine, Kim said.

The updated rules now prohibit “any person to cast, toss, throw, kick or roll” any object other than a beach ball or volleyball “upon or over any beach” between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Exceptions allow for ball-throwing in predesignated areas, when a person obtains a permit, or playing water polo “in or over the Pacific Ocean”.

However, during the winter off-season, the new rules will be relaxed.

Officials warned that any activities that could potentially harm “any person or property on or near the beach” should not be allowed during the peak summer season.

Your kids could also end up costing you big bucks: the ordinance also prohibits digging any hole deeper than 18 inches into the sand except where permission is granted for film and TV production services only.


 

[jrock]

Yup... wow more stupid people rules.

[jimbo74]

wow.... la sucks.....

[emsvitil]

It's not about disrupting or injuring the public...................

 


It's about collecting revenue.....

 

[ajordan1975]

WOW!! It's BS like this that makes me never want to go to Cali......

[junya92toy]

[abnormaltoy]

37 PAGES!

I love government. It's sobering (sorry to use that word, brainlessfool) to think that at one time, not that long ago, California was THE place to go. The free-est land in the land of the free. Now it's like a too small jock...it makes my cods hurt.

[GONZO97]

Its about time this law passed, do you know how many times frisbees have interrupted my sun bathing? 

[46&2 [OP]]

37 PAGES!

I love government. It's sobering (sorry to use that word, brainlessfool) to think that at one time, not that long ago, California was THE place to go. The free-est land in the land of the free. Now it's like a too small jock...it makes my cods hurt.

And people wonder why our state is broke....

[abnormaltoy]

And people wonder why our state is broke....

No...no, we know why your state is broke(N).

[Stocker]

Officials warned that any activities that could potentially harm “any person or property on or near the beach” should not be allowed during the peak summer season.

Today a Frisbee -- tomorrow, what, Tiddlywinks? You could put someone's eye out!

Just think, the wizards who dream up this are paid by our tax dollars. 

[Rocksurfer]

Ha, ha, you can still play with your Frisbee or football in O.C., yes L.A. sucks big. More L.A. Nanny state thinking, after growing up in Santa Monica I made a beeline for anywhere but L.A. So now I'm in Huntington Beach in Orange County, one of the few Conservative counties in the state.

[46&2 [OP]]

Ha, ha, you can still play with your Frisbee or football in O.C., yes L.A. sucks big. More L.A. Nanny state thinking, after growing up in Santa Monica I made a beeline for anywhere but L.A. So now I'm in Huntington Beach in Orange County, one of the few Conservative counties in the state.

Yup, when I sold ammo the Costa Mesa gun show was probably our biggest show in the entire state of CA. When I joined the company I had no idea something like it existed in LA.