[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Ventnor City as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-25-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-15]
The City Commission of the City of Ventnor hereby finds and declares that the operation of any all-terrain vehicle or dirt bike on any public street, highway or right-of-way in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:3C-17 poses an immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare. "All-terrain vehicle" and "dirt bike" shall have the meanings set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:3C-1. This article does not apply to any all-terrain vehicle owned and operated by the Ventnor City Police Department or other authorized personnel approved by the Chief of Police for the City of Ventnor.
In addition to all other powers granted under Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes and the City of Ventnor Municipal Code, the City's authorized enforcement authorities shall have the power to designate any all-terrain vehicles or dirt bikes which are operated in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:3C-17 as contraband, subject to immediate seizure and forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2C:64-1 et seq. Any vehicle so forfeited may be disposed of in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2C:64-6, or destroyed, at the discretion of the City or such other entity as may have funded the agency which prosecuted the violation.
All ordinances and provisions thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this article shall be and are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, or provision of this article shall be adjudged invalid, such adjudication shall apply only to the section, paragraph, subdivision, clause or provision, and the remainder of this article shall be deemed valid and effective.