[Adopted as Ch. 3, Art. 12, of the Code of Ordinances; amended 7-2-1980]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The use of shoes with sets of wheels attached for skating
over a flat surface or a metal frame with wheels attached to be fitted
to the sole of the shoe for skating over a flat surface.
Any wheeled vehicle intended and designed to be propelled
by foot with one foot on the vehicle at the moment of initial propulsion.
No person shall operate, attempt to operate, or cause or suffer
to be operated or attempted to be operated by a person for whose conduct
he is legally liable a skateboard, as hereinafter defined, upon any
public highway or upon any lawful sidewalk.
No person shall roller-skate upon any public highway or upon
any lawful sidewalk of the Town of Hampton within the area known as
the "Hampton Beach Village District" (from the 15th day of May to
the 15th day of September of each year) except upon the property under
the jurisdiction of the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation.
Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall be
liable to a penalty of not more than $100 and may suffer, in the sound
discretion of the court, forfeiture of his interest in the skateboard
in question to the Town of Hampton, for disposition in such manner
as the court may direct.
