The City of North Wildwood is hereby authorized
to award a contract for the operation of kayaks on the North Wildwood
beach front between 8th and 10th Avenue and to determine the rules,
regulations and specifications in connection therewith.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
a kayak without wearing a coast guard approved life jacket and a helmet
approved by the Beach Supervisor of the City of North Wildwood at
all times while in a kayak on the water.
It shall be unlawful to ride in or operate a
kayak in any fashion in a reckless, careless or negligent manner so
as to endanger any person or property. The following acts are specifically
prohibited:
A. The use of the paddles for any purpose other than
to mobilize or steer a kayak.
B. Standing up in the kayak while the kayak is in the
water, except when immediately entering or departing the kayak.
C. Splashing water upon another kayak or to make physical
contact with another kayak with one's hands, feet or other objects
which might tend to cause such other kayak to tip over.
[Amended 5-21-2002 by Ord. No. 1411; 12-3-2002 by Ord. No.
1428; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
not to exceed $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or community
service for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof.