[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Walton 11-22-1972 by Ord. No. 1-1972. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the terms defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them:
OPERATE
To ride in or on, other than as a passenger, use or control the operation of a snowmobile in any manner, whether or not said snowmobile is in motion.
OPERATOR
Every person who operates or is in actual physical control of a snowmobile.
SNOWMOBILE
A self-propelled vehicle designed for travel on snow or ice, steered by skis or runners, and supported in part by skis, belts or cleats.
A. 
Operation of snowmobiles on the shoulder or inside bank of highways of the Town of Walton shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Title D of the Parks and Recreation Law, the rules and regulations of the office of Parks and Recreation and the rules, restrictions and conditions set forth in § 165-3 of this chapter.
B. 
The following highways of the Town of Walton are hereby designated as streets and highways, the inside bank and shoulder of which may be used for the purpose of operation of snowmobiles as authorized by § 25.05 of the Parks and Recreation Law:
Name of Street
Armstrong Road
Beers Brook Road
Bobs Brook Road
Colchester Mountain Road
Constable Road
Dunk Hill Road
East Trout Brook Road
Feak Hollow Road
Finch Road
Fish Hollow Road
Fletcher Road
Frear Hollow Road
Houck Mountain Road
Johnson Hill Road
MacGibbon Hollow Road
Marvin Hollow Road
McCall Hill Road
Oxbow Hollow Road
Palmer Road
Palmer Hill Road
Pines Brook Road from NYS Route No. 10 to NYS Route No. 206 and left-hand branch from junction by church to Town of Tompkins Town line
Teed Road
Upper East Brook Road [from village limits to junction of County Road No. 22 (East Brook Road)]
Upper Loomis Brook Road
Wakeman Brook Road (to within 500 feet of residence of Peter McAdams)
Walton Mountain Road
White Hill Road (except the Merrickville side)
Wilson Hollow Road
Wood Road
Woodlawn Road
Whenever the operation of a snowmobile is permitted on the shoulder or inside bank of any Town of Walton highway or portion thereof as provided in this chapter, the following conditions and restrictions are hereby imposed, in addition to the regulations contained in the Parks and Recreation Law, to all such snowmobile operations:
A. 
Unattended snowmobiles. It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator to leave or allow a snowmobile to be left unattended on any Town of Walton highway.
B. 
Obedience to vehicular traffic controls. Each person operating a snowmobile on the inside bank or shoulder of any Town of Walton highway shall observe strictly all vehicular traffic signs and signals and all other rules and regulations applicable to vehicular traffic, and shall obey the orders and directions of any state or local police or other law enforcement officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic.
C. 
Hours of operation. No snowmobile may be operated on the inside bank or shoulder of any highway in the Town of Walton, pursuant to this chapter, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Monday through Friday or between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250, imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Upon conviction of a violation of any provision of this chapter, a court may also require the convicted person, as a condition of the sentence in addition to any other penalty, to successfully complete an approved snowmobile safety course.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy and which such judgment shall have been rendered.
This chapter shall take effect 10 days after publication and posting of same as required by law.