The use of a mechanical trapping device within any City park is prohibited. A “mechanical trapping device” shall be defined as any device, including but not limited to snares or machines, that shut suddenly upon contact by an animal, or a device which kills or inflicts physical pain and injury upon a captured animal. The act of capturing an animal, by other than lawful means is prohibited. It is provided, however, that this section shall not apply to authorized pest abatement actions of City personnel. [Ord. 420 § 1, 2006; Ord. 126 § 1, 1997.]