For the purposes of this article,
the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have
the meanings given herein:
BOARD OF EDUCATION PROPERTIES
The following real properties owned by the Pequannock Township
Board of Education: Pequannock Township High School, Pequannock Valley
Middle School, Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School, Hillview Elementary
School, and North Boulevard Elementary School.
DIRECTOR
A person immediately in charge of any park area and its activities
and to whom all park attendants of such area are responsible.
FIREARM
(1)
Any handgun, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, automatic or semiautomatic
rifle, or any gun;
(2)
Any paintball gun, pellet gun, or BB gun; or
(3)
Any device or instrument in the nature of a weapon from which
may be fired or ejected any solid projectable ball, slug, pellet (including
a paint ball pellet), missile or bullet, or any gas, vapor, paint
or other noxious thing, by means of a cartridge or shell or by the
action of an explosive or the igniting of flammable or explosive substances.
(4)
The definitions listed in Subsection
(1) through
(3) above shall be liberally construed to permit any law enforcement officer or agent to protect the people and property of Pequannock Township.
GOVERNMENTAL VEHICLES
All motor vehicles either registered in the name of or authorized
to be operated by any representative of any governmental agency of
the State of New Jersey or of any county or municipality of the State
of New Jersey.
MOTOR VEHICLES
Motorcycles, motor bicycles, automobiles, trucks, tractors
or other vehicles designed to be propelled otherwise than by muscular
power.
OPERATOR
Anyone in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
OWNER
Anyone holding the legal title to a motor vehicle or, if
the latter is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale
or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon the performance of
the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right
of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or if a
mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional
vendee, lessee, or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner.
PARK
A park, reservation, playground, beach, recreation center
or any other area in the Township owned or used by the Township and
devoted to active or passive recreation.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
PROPERTIES and PUBLIC PARKS
All real property owned or maintained by the Township of
Pequannock, its agents, servants and employees, including all things
growing upon said realty as well as all structures and other inanimate
objects located thereon, whether said realty is open or closed to
public use. "Properties" and "public parks" shall include Board of
Education properties.
PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES
All motor vehicles either registered in the name of or authorized
to be operated by any representative of any public utility of the
State of New Jersey or of any county or municipality of the State
of New Jersey.
ROADWAY
Any portion of properties or public parks as defined above
which has been improved, designed or is ordinarily used for the traffic
of motor vehicles.
VEHICLE
Any wheeled conveyance, whether motor-powered, animal-drawn,
or self-propelled. The term shall include any trailer in tow of any
size, kind or description. Exception is made for baby carriages and
vehicles in the service of the Township parks.