[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook 4-13-1976 by L.L. No. 10-1976 as Ch. 62 of the 1976 Code. Sections 135-1, 135-2, 135-3, 135-4, 135-6, 135-7 and 135-8 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 117.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 131.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any type of unlicensed motor-driven vehicle or conveyance upon any public property or town-owned land in the Town of Red Hook, New York.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PUBLIC PROPERTY
All streets, sidewalks, easements or any other areas dedicated or commonly used for vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
TOWN-OWNED LAND
All parks, recreation areas, ball parks, lake areas, storage facilities, garage areas and any and all other town- or publicly owned land and premises.
UNLICENSED MOTOR-DRIVEN VEHICLE
Any type of unlicensed motor-driven vehicle or conveyance, including but not necessarily limited to snowmobiles, two-wheel motor vehicles known as "motorbicycles," "trail bicycles" or "motor scooters" and four-wheel motor vehicles commonly known as "go-carts" or "all-terrain vehicles."[1]
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Editor's\Note:\Added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
The operation of an unlicensed motor-driven vehicle, as defined in § 135-2 of this chapter, is additionally prohibited upon private property unless the operator of said motor-driven vehicle has permission to operate said vehicle on said private property by the owner of said property.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
It shall be unlawful to operate any unlicensed motor-driven vehicle, as defined in § 135-2, in such a manner as will create loud, unnecessary or unusual noise so as to disturb or interfere with the peace and quiet of other persons.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
It shall be unlawful to operate any unlicensed motor-driven vehicle, as defined in § 135-2, in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the safety of any person or the property of any person.
It shall not be unlawful for any employee of this town to operate an unlicensed motor-driven vehicle, as defined in § 135-2, for the purpose of maintaining, repairing or doing any public work within the scope of his or her employment.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or any person having the care, custody and control of any child under the age of 16 years to permit such child to operate an unlicensed motor-driven vehicle in violation of the terms of this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
Any child, operator or parent, as defined in § 135-7 of this chapter who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to a fine not exceeding $250 or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 15 days, or both.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
Should any section or portion of this chapter be in conflict with the laws of the State of New York, applicable to the operation, registration, ownership or control of snowmobiles, then in that instance said laws of the State of New York shall prevail.