[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Sayre 11-14-1977
by Ord. No. 527. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Pedicycle Inspection
Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride,
having two tandem wheels or more, either of which is 18 inches or over in
diameter.
From and after the effective date hereof, it shall be unlawful for any
person to operate a pedicycle situated and commonly kept in Sayre Borough
on any street or public place in Sayre Borough unless the same has been inspected
and approved by the Chief of Police or his agent and registered with his office
in the name of the owner for the current year and unless a registration tag
or license for the current year issued by the borough is attached to the same
by said Chief of Police or his agent. The Chief of Police or his agent shall
refuse to register and issue a license tag for any pedicycle which fails to
comply with the requirements of this chapter and state laws with respect to
equipment and condition of the same and which is, in his judgment, in a condition
too dangerous to be safely operated.
Registration and licensing provided for herein shall be effective to
and including the following 30th day of April of each year, after which date
a new registration and licensing shall be required for the ensuing one-year
period.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to keep and maintain in
his office a record of all registrations and transfers made under the terms
of this chapter.
[Added 10-21-1991 by Ord. No. 686]
A fee of $1 shall be collected for each registration from the registrant
and shall include the cost of the registration and of the license tag. A fee
of $0.50 shall be collected from the registrant for replacing a lost or defaced
license tag.
In addition to other penalties prescribed by state laws and this chapter,
the Chief of Police may, at his discretion upon finding that a pedicycle is
being or has been operated in violation of the provisions of this chapter
or of state laws, suspend the registration of said pedicycle for any period
of time not exceeding three months and remove the license tag for such period.
The Chief of Police shall suspend the registration and remove the license
tag with respect to any pedicycle found by him to have become too dangerous
in condition for safe operation or if it is determined by him that the pedicycle
fails to have properly maintained items of equipment as required herein, and
said suspension shall continue in effect until such time as said deficiencies
have been corrected.
Any person riding a pedicycle shall become a pedestrian when he dismounts
and proceeds on foot, pushing the pedicycle alongside him; in such case, the
provisions of this chapter shall cease to apply to him, and he shall then
be subject to the usual laws applying to pedestrians.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the transfer of registrations,
the nature and condition of equipment, the operation of pedicycles and penalties
for violations of the foregoing and for violations of any provisions herein
shall be governed by the then effective provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes.
[Amended 10-21-1991 by Ord. No. 686]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate or fail to
comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution
and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, be imprisoned for a term
not exceeding 30 days.
