It is the purpose of this chapter to designate certain highways
or portions thereof within the Town of Onondaga highway system as
being open for travel by all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) pursuant to authority
granted in § 2405 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the
State of New York.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the New York State Constitution,
New York Municipal Home Rule Law § 10 and § 2405
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
The terms, words or phrases herein used shall have the same
meaning as such terms, words and phrases defined in § 2401
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
TOWN
The Town of Onondaga, New York.
The Town Board hereby finds that the opening of the designated
roads and portions thereof to ATV use and travel is necessary in order
for ATVs to gain access to areas and/or trails adjacent thereto which
would otherwise be impossible to access without the use of such Town
highways.
Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter shall be
deemed a violation, and in the case of the first offense, the violator
shall be liable for a fine of not less than $100 or more than $350;
a second offense within 18months of first offense shall carry a fine
of not less than $100 or more than $500; and a third offense within
18 months of the first offense shall carry a fine of not less than
$100 or more than $1,000.
If the provisions of any article, section, subsection, paragraph,
subdivision or clause of this chapter shall be judged invalid by a
court of competent jurisdiction, such order of judgment shall not
affect or invalidate the remainder of any article, section, subsection,
paragraph, subdivision or clause of this chapter.
In accordance with § 2405 of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law, the Town Superintendent of Highways shall install signs and markers
identifying the designated roads.