Pursuant to Section 21206 of the Vehicle Code, no resident of
the City shall operate a bicycle on any street, road, highway, or
other public property within the jurisdiction of the City unless such
bicycle is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
Each person engaged in the business of selling bicycles within
the City (referred to in this article as a bicycle retailer) shall
issue and affix the license required by this chapter for each bicycle
sold by him or her and for each person applying for such a license.
Such bicycle retailers shall obtain such information as is required
on forms furnished by the City and shall comply with all procedural
requirements of the City or as required by State laws. The license,
when affixed, shall be securely attached to the bicycle so as to be
visible from the rear and at all times shall be maintained in good
condition and in such position of visibility, except during periods
of repair. Each bicycle retailer shall be entitled to retain fifty
(50) cents from the license fee for each license issued and twenty-five
(25) cents from the transfer fee for each license transferred. Licenses
may also be issued and transferred by the Police Department.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
The annual license fee shall be one dollar ($1.00). All revenues
from such fees shall be used to improve bicycle safety programs and
establish bicycle facilities in the City.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
(a)
Each
owner of a bicycle licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article
shall notify the Police Department within 10 days after the ownership
of such bicycle has been transferred. The notification may be made
orally and shall include his name, the license number, the date of
transfer, and the name and address of the transferee.
(b)
Each
resident of the City who acquires ownership of a bicycle licensed
pursuant to the provisions of this article shall apply, within 10
days after such acquisition, for the transfer of such license to his
name and furnish the information and fees required for such transfer.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
Whenever the owner of a bicycle licensed pursuant to the provisions
of this article changes his or her address, he or she shall notify
the Police Department within 10 days of the old and new addresses
and the license number of each bicycle owned by him or her.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
No bicycle retailer shall sell a new bicycle unless such bicycle
has permanently stamped or cast on its frame a serial number unique
to the particular bicycle of the manufacturer. Serial numbers shall
be stamped or cast in the head of the frame, either side of the seat
down the post tube, or the bottom sprocket bracket.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
Each bicycle retailer shall supply to each purchaser a record
of the following information: the name and address of the retailer
and the year, make, and serial number of the bicycle.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
Each bicycle retailer shall furnish a report to the Police Department
within 10 days after the end of each calendar month as to all licenses
issued and shall account for all funds collected. Each such retailer
at the same time shall furnish information regarding each bicycle
sold, but not licensed, including all information furnished for licensed
bicycles.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
Each person engaged in the business of purchasing or acquiring
used bicycles, in addition to all the other requirements of this article,
shall furnish a monthly report to the Police Department as to each
used bicycle so acquired, including the name and address of the person
from whom it was acquired, the consideration for the acquisition,
and all other obtainable information required for licensing the bicycle.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with, destroy, mutilate,
or alter any registration certificate issued pursuant to the provisions
of this article.
(b)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate, or
in any way alter or tamper with any bicycle license issued pursuant
to the provisions of this article.
(c)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to remove, alter, or mutilate the
serial number of any bicycle frame licensed pursuant to the provisions
of this article.
(§ 1, Ord. 649, eff. September 24, 1987)
