No person shall drive a pocket bike on any public street, road,
highway or property in the Township of Irvington.
Any person found violating §
620-143 above shall cause the following to occur: the pocket bike may be subject to confiscation by the local authorities, and the person subject to the penalty set forth in Chapter
1, Article
III, Penalties, of the Township Code.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
POCKET BIKE
Any vehicle powered by two-stroke gas engines or electric
motors that can be recharged by plugging them into wall sockets. Furthermore,
they can be scaled-down motorcycle-type vehicles which fail to meet
certain safety regulations such as headlight height from the ground,
taillights, brake lights, etc.
[Added 2-27-2023 by Ord.
No. MC 3819]
A. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE or ATV
A motor vehicle, designed and manufactured for off-road use
only, of a type possessing between three or six nonhighway tires,
but shall not include golf carts or an all-terrain vehicle operated
by an employee or agent of the state, county, a municipality, or a
fire district, or a member of an emergency service organization or
an emergency medical technician which is used while in the performance
of the employee's, agent's, member's or technician's official duties.
DIRT BIKE
Two-wheeled motorcycle that is designated and manufactured
for off-road use only and that does not comply with Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards or United States Environmental Protection
Agency on-road emissions standards.
B. No person shall operate a all-terrain vehicle or dirt bike, as defined
by N.J.S.A. 39:3C-1, on any public street, highway, or right-of-way
in the Township of Irvington in violation of § 17 of P.L.
1973, c. 307 (N.J.S.A. 39:3C-17). Any all-terrain vehicle or dirt
bike operated on a public street, highway, or right-of-way in such
a manner is declared contraband subject to forfeiture in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 2C:64-1 et seq.
C. In addition hereto, any unregistered or uninsured all-terrain vehicle
or dirt bike as defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:3C-1 abandoned, stored,
or parked on a public street, sidewalk or in an alley shall be subject
to impoundment in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2C:64-6
or may be destroyed.