[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provisions of this article shall be and are hereby repealed to the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.