[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hartford 8-2-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusements and entertainment — See Ch. 38.
Parks and recreation — See Ch. 74.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 101.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 117.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SKATEBOARD
A single platform which is mounted on wheels, having no mechanism or other device with which to steer or control the direction of movement thereof while being used, operated or ridden.
A. 
No person shall use, operate or ride upon any skateboard on any public street, parking lot, sidewalk or any other area used by the public within the Village of New Hartford in the area designated R-T and B-1 on the Village Zoning Map, as well as within 500 feet of Genesee Street in the Village of New Hartford, New York.
[Amended 9-11-1994 by L.L. No. 1-1994]
B. 
Further, no person shall use, operate or ride on any skateboard in any other place within the Village of New Hartford in such an unsafe or dangerous manner as to put himself, herself or others in danger of death or bodily injury.
Any person found violating the above section shall have his or her skateboard immediately impounded. In the case of a first offense, the skateboard will be returned to the rider at the New Hartford Police Station upon the appearance of the rider, if the rider is of age 18 years or older, or appearance thereof the rider accompanied by his or her parent or guardian, if the rider is under the age of 18 years. In the case of a second offense, the skateboard shall be taken from the rider and not returned to him or her for 15 days, upon appearance at the New Hartford Police Station as aforesaid. In the case of a third offense, the skateboard shall be taken away from the rider and not returned to him or her for one year from the date of the violation, upon appearance at the New Hartford Police Station as set forth above. If the skateboard is not claimed at the Police Station after 1 1/2 years, the police may dispose of it in accordance with provisions for disposing of property under the New York State Personal Property Law as lost and found property.