No person shall drive a pocket bike on any public street, road, highway or property in the Township of Irvington.
[Added 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. MC 3284; amended 3-13-2018 by Ord. No. MC 3635; 2-27-2023 by Ord. No. MC 3819]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
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. ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE or ATV DIRT BIKE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
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.
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.