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Township of North East, PA
Erie County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of North East 12-6-1982 by Ord. No. 70. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Snowmobile Ordinance of North East Township."
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
This chapter is enacted pursuant to Section 7722 of the Snowmobile and All-Terrain Vehicle Law of Pennsylvania, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7701 et seq. (hereinafter "Snowmobile Law"). It is the intent of the Township Supervisors to comply with any and all provisions of the Snowmobile and All-Terrain Vehicle Law and regulations promulgated thereunder.
It is the intent of the Township Supervisors to promote the general welfare, safety and recreation of the residents of North East Township by designating certain Township roads as snowmobile routes.
A. 
The following roads or sections of roads within the Township of North East are hereby designated as snowmobile routes:
Road
Beginning
Ending
Archer Road
Entire length
Bort Road
Entire length
Cemetery Road
U.S. Route 20
West Law Road
East Law Road
Route 89
Washington Street Ext.
West Law Road
Route 89
North East-Harborcreek line
Mallick Road
Pa. Route 426
Pennsylvania-New York state line
Meehl Road
Law Road
Sidehill Road
Remington Road
Pa. Route 426
U.S. Route 20
Singer Road
Entire length
B. 
The above-named roads shall not be exclusively snowmobile routes, but shall instead be posted as hereinafter provided and open to motor vehicle traffic as well as snowmobiles. All snowmobiles using the above-named roads shall comply with all traffic regulations and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
C. 
The parts of the above-named roads that are by this chapter opened to snowmobiles include all of the road from the beginning to the end points as above-described, but where the beginning or end point is another road, snowmobile access ends where the above-named road meets the beginning or end road, and the intersection of the above-named road with the beginning or end road is not open to snowmobiles or in any way covered by this article.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The Township of North East shall erect signs designating the above-named roads as snowmobile routes as provided for in the Snowmobile Law and as further provided for by regulations promulgated by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 17 Pa. Code § 51.83. No snowmobiles may be operated on the above-named roads unless signs are posted as required by this section.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
All snowmobiles operated on the snowmobile routes designated by this chapter must be registered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and bear the current valid registration sticker as required by the Snowmobile Law.
All persons operating a snowmobile on the snowmobile routes designated by this chapter must be licensed drivers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or elsewhere and have in their possession a current valid operator's license.
A. 
General rule. No person shall operate a snowmobile in any of the following ways:
(1) 
At a rate of speed that is unreasonable or improper under existing conditions.
(2) 
In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of another.
(3) 
While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance.
B. 
Permitting unsafe operation. No owner or other person having charge or control of a snowmobile shall knowingly authorize or permit the operation of the snowmobile by any person who is incapable to do so by reason of age, physical or mental disability, or who is under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance.
No person shall:
A. 
Operate or ride in any snowmobile with any bow and arrows or with any firearm in his possession unless it is unloaded.
B. 
Chase or pursue any wildlife with a snowmobile.
The operation of any snowmobile on the snowmobile routes above-designated shall be subject to all applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code[1] and the Snowmobile Law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties set forth in 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7752.
If any part of this chapter is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts shall be severable and shall continue to be in full force and effect.