23.03.121 Metal detection.
The use of metal detectors is permitted on County park lands as specified below for coin shooting only. Such use is subject to the following limitations:
(1) Any person desiring to use a metal detector on specified County park lands for the purpose of coin shooting shall apply to the Parks Department for a coin-shooting permit.
(a) A fee of $10 per year, per person, will be assessed for the issuance of a coin-shooting permit.
(b) The issuance of a coin-shooting permit is conditioned upon the applicant agreeing to comply with the rules and regulations of this section and accepting all responsibilities set forth therein.
(c) Upon a determination by the Director, or his designated appointee, that a coin-shooting permit holder has violated any rule or regulation of this section, such permit will be revoked and they will lose the privilege to obtain a permit in the future.
(2) Specified County park lands consist of the following:
(a) Rainshadow Disc Golf Park;
(b) Marlyn Nelson County Park at Port Williams;
(c) Dungeness Landing County Park;
(d) Cline Spit Community Beach County Park;
(e) Dungeness Recreation Area;
(f) Mary Lukes Wheeler County Park;
(g) Robin Hill Farm County Park;
(h) Freshwater Bay County Park;
(i) Salt Creek Recreation Area;
(j) Eagle Point County Park;
(k) Pillar Point County Park;
(l) Clallam Bay Spit Community Beach County Park;
(m) Clallam Bay West County Park;
(n) Lake Pleasant Community Beach County Park;
(o) Quillayute River County Park;
(p) Clallam County Fairgrounds;
(q) Notwithstanding the above provisions, there is no use of metal detectors at an occupied campsite or within 200 feet of a ranger’s residence, maintenance building, or restroom facility.
(3) The only tools allowed to be used in retrieving coins are a blunted ice pick, a long shanked screwdriver (not over six inches in length), or a blunted awl.
(4) Plugs of turf or soil removed during the search for articles will be returned to the original location and the area repaired to look as it did prior to the removal.
(5) Persons using metal detectors shall pick up all trash encountered while coin shooting (pull-tabs, cans, bottle caps, foil, nails, glass, etc.) and deposit it into proper refuse containers.
(6) Any jewelry or articles other than coins shall be turned in to the Park Manager, Fair Manager, or Park Office, to be handled as lost property according to County and State laws.
(7) Any person seeking the issuance of a coin-shooting permit is required to reimburse the County for any damage to park land property, including but not limited to buildings, waterlines, utility lines, or grounds, caused by coin-shooting activities.