The Board of Trustees recognizes the potential adverse impact
on the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the
Village of Fort Edward and to property within the Village by the use
of unlicensed motor-driven vehicles and, therefore, deems it appropriate
to control the use of said vehicles.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
PUBLIC PROPERTY
All streets, sidewalks, easements or any other areas dedicated
or commonly used for vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
UNLICENSED MOTOR-DRIVEN VEHICLE
Any type of unlicensed motor-driven vehicle or conveyance,
including but not necessarily limited to snowmobiles, two-wheeled
motor vehicles known as "trail bikes" and "motor scooters" and four-wheeled
or three-wheeled motor vehicles commonly known as "go-carts" or "all-terrain
vehicles," but not including mopeds or any vehicle used for agricultural,
landscaping or lawn maintenance purposes.
VILLAGE-OWNED LAND
All parks, recreation areas, ball parks, lake and river areas,
storage facilities, garage areas, parking areas and any and all other
Village-owned land and premises.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any unlicensed
motor-driven vehicle upon any public property or Village-owned land
in the Village of Fort Edward.
It shall be unlawful to operate any unlicensed motor-driven
vehicle in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger
the safety of any person or the property of any person.
It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or any person
having the care, custody and control of any child under the age of
16 years knowingly to permit such child to operate an unlicensed motor-driven
vehicle in violation of the terms of this chapter.
Whenever any child under the age of 16 years is alleged to have
violated this chapter, his parent, guardian or any person having the
care, custody or control of the child shall be notified by the Chief
of Police or any person designated by him to give such notice.
The police shall immediately impound any unlicensed motor-driven
vehicle operated in violation of this chapter. The unlicensed motor-driven
vehicle shall be returned upon payment of the fine or upon the direction
of the court.
[Amended 4-7-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
Any operator or parent, as defined in §
316-8, who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to a fine not exceeding $250.
Should any section or portion of this chapter be in conflict
with the laws of the State of New York applicable to the operation,
registration, ownership or control of unlicensed motor vehicles, then,
in that instance, said laws of the State of New York shall prevail.