[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Jerusalem 2-8-1971. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Noise — See Ch. 107.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, welfare and safety by regulating the operation of snowmobiles on Town highways within the Town of Jerusalem in a manner which will promote the safe and proper use of Town highways for recreation and commerce, compatible with the use for vehicular and pedestrian travel and other uses.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Title D of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law, as enacted by Chapter 660 of the Laws of 1972.
This chapter shall hereafter be known and cited as the "Town of Jerusalem Snowmobile Ordinance."
A. 
For the purpose of this chapter, the definition of words, phrases and terms adopted in Title D of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law or by rules and regulations of the Office of Parks and Recreation supplemental thereto are incorporated herein.
B. 
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
TOWN
The Town of Jerusalem.
A. 
Snowmobile travel and operation on the shoulders of all Town highways is hereby permitted subject to the rules, restrictions and conditions set forth herein.
B. 
In addition to snowmobile travel and operation on the shoulders of Town highways, a snowmobile may be operated on the roadway but as close to the shoulder as reasonably possible whenever the shoulders, slopes or areas outside the shoulders or on the back side of the snow embankments are nonexistent or impassable, provided that such travel and operation can be made without endangering or interfering with other vehicular traffic.
C. 
No person shall operate a snowmobile within the Town highway right-of-way, including roadway, shoulders, banks and slopes thereof, except on the right side of the center line of the roadway and in the same direction as the highway traffic or the nearest lane of the roadway adjacent thereto.
[Amended 8-11-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004]
Whenever the operation of a snowmobile is permitted on any Town highway as herein provided, the following conditions and restrictions are hereby established and shall be applicable to all such snowmobile operation:
A. 
Every snowmobile shall yield the right-of-way to all other registered motor vehicles.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to operate snowmobiles on any Town highway between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.
C. 
It shall be unlawful to operate a snowmobile within a cemetery or in the bed of a trout stream.
D. 
It shall be unlawful to operate a snowmobile in any manner which creates loud, unnecessary or unusual noise which disturbs or interferes with the peace and quiet of other persons or in any other manner which constitutes a public nuisance or a noise or which injures or endangers the health, safety, comfort or repose of the public.
[Amended 8-11-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004]
Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a violation, and the violator shall be liable to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100 for each violation.