The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health,
welfare and safety by regulating the operation of off-road recreational
vehicles within the Village of Hudson Falls in a manner which will
minimize detrimental effects of such use on the environment and prevent
accidents to pedestrian travelers and other users of property in the
Village of Hudson Falls.
As used in this chapter, the following teens shall have the
meanings indicated:
OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
Every unenclosed, limited-use motor vehicle having a seat
or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel with two,
three or four wheels in contact with the ground (excluding a tractor),
whether known as a "motorcycle," "all-terrain vehicle," "minibike,"
"trail bike," "snowmobile" or by any other name, whether or not said
vehicle is, in fact, registered for operation on the public highways.
The Mayor of the Village of Hudson Falls or the Chief of the
Village of Hudson Falls Police Department may waive provisions of
this chapter in the event of an emergency or other special event in
which a general public interest is manifested.
A failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall
be deemed a violation, and the violator shall be subject to a fine
not exceeding $100 on the first offense and $250 for each subsequent
offense.
In the event that this chapter or any of the provisions herein
shall conflict or vary with the existing or prevalent state law involving
the operations of off-road recreational vehicles, such inconsistences,
conflicts or variations shall be governed or controlled in favor of
state law.
This chapter does not prohibit individuals from using their
ATV for the purpose of snowplowing or general property maintenance,
nor does this law prohibit individuals from loading or unloading their
ATVs from trailers and/or trucks for the purpose of transport.