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Township of Montville, NJ
Morris County
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All off-road motorized vehicles and horses shall be prohibited upon the following lands owned or operated by the Township of Montville or the Board of Education of the Township of Montville:
A. 
The Community Center property on Change Bridge Road: entire tract.
B. 
The Montville High School property: entire tract, except in approved areas designated by the Board of Education. Motorized bicycles utilized for transportation to and from school activities may be permitted in accordance with regulations of the Board of Education.
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Editor's Note: Original § 10.16.020, Violations and penalties, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). See now § 10.16.070, Violations and penalties.
A. 
No person shall operate any type of unlicensed motor-driven vehicle or conveyance, including but not necessarily limited to two-wheel motor vehicles commonly known as "minibikes," "trail bikes," "motor scooters" and "motorcycles," snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and four-wheel motor vehicles commonly known as "go-carts" upon any public property or Township-owned land or lakes in the Township.
B. 
No person shall operate any motor vehicle, whether licensed or unlicensed, on any Township-owned lands or public property other than streets, roads or highways or such trails designated by the Township.
For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein shall be defined as follows:
PUBLIC PROPERTY
All streets, sidewalks, easements or any other areas dedicated or commonly used for vehicular or pedestrian traffic or other public use.
TOWNSHIP-OWNED LANDS
All parks, recreation areas, ballparks, lake areas, storage facilities, garage areas, Board of Education property and any and all other Township-owned land and premises.
The operation of motorcycles or unlicensed motor-driven vehicles, except maintenance vehicles, shall be additionally prohibited upon private property unless the operator of the motor-driven vehicle shall have in his possession an expressly written permission to operate the vehicle on the private property by the owner of the property.
No person shall operate any motorcycle or unlicensed motor-driven vehicle in a careless, negligent or reckless manner so as to endanger the safety or property of any person.
Any person, firm or corporation violating provisions of this article shall be subject to such penalties as are provided for in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).