2025/11/19 Council Agenda Packet

WDFW Law Enforcement Services Contract Page 16 of 14 B. The public works director and his/her designees shall be empowered to exercise the authority of peace officers on city-owned property within the corporate boundaries of the city to the extent necessary to enforce this chapter, which power shall include issuance of citations. C. Persons designated as watershed patrol by the public works director to enforce this chapter shall bear identification reflecting the authority under which they act, which identification shall be shown to any person requesting the same. (Ord. 3315-13 § 19, 2013.) 8.64.200 Obstructing watershed patrol prohibited. A person commits the offense of obstructing the watershed patrol if: A. He/she intentionally uses or threatens to use force to obstruct a person he/she knows or should reasonably know is a watershed patrol officer and while such watershed patrol officer is performing his/her official duties on city property, within the corporate boundary of the city. B. He/she intentionally does any act that he/she knows or should reasonably know will interfere with or obstruct a person known to be or who should reasonably be known to be a watershed patrol officer and while such watershed patrol officer is performing his/her official duties within the corporate boundary of the city. C. Obstructing watershed patrol is a gross misdemeanor as defined by Section 10.04.080. (Ord. 3315-13 § 20, 2013.) 8.64.210 Making a false or misleading statement to watershed patrol. No person shall knowingly make a false or misleading material statement to a watershed patrol officer. “Material statement” means a written or oral statement reasonably likely to be relied upon by a watershed patrol officer in the discharge of his or her official powers or duties. Making a false or misleading statement to a watershed patrol is a gross misdemeanor as defined by Section 10.04.080. (Ord. 3315-13 § 21, 2013.)