The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, welfare
and safety by regulating the operation of snowmobiles on public highways and
places in the Town of Concord in a manner which will be compatible with the
use of such highways and places for vehicular and pedestrian travel and other
uses, which will promote the safe and proper use of snowmobiles for recreation
and commerce and which will minimize the detrimental effects of such use on
the environment.
Operation of snowmobiles on highways and public ways of the Town of Concord and of the County of Erie shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Articles 21 through 27 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law, the rules and regulations of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the rules, restrictions and conditions set forth in §
121-4 of this chapter. Highways authorized for snowmobile use shall be as provided under county and state law.
Whenever the operation of a snowmobile is permitted on the shoulder,
roadway or inside bank of any Town or county street or highway or portion
thereof as provided in this chapter, the following conditions and restrictions
are hereby imposed on all such snowmobile operations:
A. Registration. No person shall operate a snowmobile on
any Town or county street or highway unless such snowmobile has been duly
registered and numbered with the state as authorized by § 2222 of
the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
B. Financial security. It shall be unlawful for any person
to operate a snowmobile on any public lands or places of the Town of Concord
unless the owner or operator of such snowmobile has public liability insurance
and carries with him or her proof of financial responsibility in the manner
prescribed by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and
of the minimum amount as provided in Subdivision 1 of § 25.13 of
the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law. Such proof shall be displayed
by the owner or operator of any snowmobile upon the request of any magistrate,
any law enforcement officer or any person having authority to enforce the
provisions of this chapter or to any person who has suffered or claims to
have suffered either personal injury or damage to property as a result of
the operation of such snowmobile by any such owner or operator.
C. Directions of operation. No person shall operate a snowmobile
within the street or highway right-of-way in the Town except on the right
side of such right-of-way and in the same direction as the highway traffic.
Operation on other public places shall be only in the direction marked by
appropriate route direction markers.
D. Obedience to vehicular traffic laws. Each person operating
a snowmobile on any Town or county highway shall observe strictly all vehicular
traffic signs and signals and all other rules and regulations applicable to
vehicular traffic and shall obey the orders and directions of any state or
local police or other law enforcement officer authorized to direct or regulate
traffic.
A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable
as provided in § 27.11 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Law.