The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to:
A. Processions or parades when all persons taking part
therein are policemen, firemen, members of the Armed Forces of the
United States or of the State of New York or veterans of such forces
or officials of governmental units.
B. Processions or parades declared by resolution of the
Board of Trustees to be a part of official Town/Village ceremonies
or to be sponsored by the Town/Village.
C. Students going to and from school classes or participating
in school activities, provided that such conduct is under the immediate
direction and supervision of the proper school authorities.
Upon application in such form as the Chief of
Police shall require, duly made not less than seven days, not counting
holidays or Sundays, prior to the proposed date of the procession
or parade, a permit for the procession or parade shall be issued by
the Chief of Police within five days, not counting holidays or Sundays,
after the application is made, unless:
A. The procession or parade for which a permit is sought
would conflict with another procession or parade for which a permit
is to be or has been issued and for which application was made previous
to the subject application.
B. The procession or parade would conflict with a procession
or parade to which this chapter does not apply.
C. The Mayor, Chief of Police or Fire Chief shall determine
that the procession or parade for which a permit is sought would endanger
the public health or safety or would be detrimental to the public
welfare.
D. The procession or parade is to be held for the purpose
of advertising any commercial product, goods or event or is designed
purely for private profit.
Each permit issued under this chapter shall
specify the names of the organizations participating, the name of
the person or, if a committee without a chairman, the names of the
members of the committee chiefly responsible for the marshaling and
organization of the procession or parade, the highways through which
it may move, how much of these highways in width it may occupy and
the date and hours during which it may proceed.
No person shall drive any vehicle between the
vehicles or persons comprising a procession or parade proceeding in
accordance with the terms of a permit therefor duly issued by the
Chief of Police when such procession or parade and the vehicles or
persons participating in it are in motion and are conspicuously designated
as a procession or parade, nor shall any person unreasonably hamper,
obstruct, impede or interfere with any person, vehicle or animal participating
in or used in such a procession or parade.
The Police Chief and the Fire Chief shall have
the authority to prohibit or restrict the parking of vehicles along
a highway or part thereof constituting a part of the route of a procession
or parade and to cause signs to such effect to be posted, and it shall
be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to park
or leave unattended any vehicle upon any highway or portion thereof
in violation of prohibitions so posted along said highway or portion
thereof.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine of
not more than $250 or by imprisonment for a term of not more than
15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.