[§115-9]  Obstructing access to publicproperty; penalty.  (a)  A person commits the offense of obstructing accessto public property if the person, by action or by having installed a physicalimpediment, intentionally prevents a member of the public from traversing:

(1)  A public right-of-way;

(2)  A transit area; or

(3)  A public transit corridor;

and thereby obstructs access to the sea, theshoreline, or any inland public recreational area.

(b)  Physical impediments that may preventtraversing include but are not limited to the following:

(1)  Gates;

(2)  Fences;

(3)  Walls;

(4)  Constructed barriers;

(5)  Rubbish;

(6)  Security guards; and

(7)  Guard dogs or animals.

(c)  Obstructing access to public property is amisdemeanor.

(d)  Minimum fines for violation under thissection shall be as follows:

(1)  $1,000 for a second conviction; and

(2)  $2,000 for any conviction after a secondconviction.

(e)  As used in this section:

"Person" means a natural person or alegal entity.

"Public recreational area" meanspublic lands or bodies of water opened to the public for recreational use. [L2004, c 169, §2]