[Adopted 6-19-1995 by Ord. No. 1191]
No person upon roller skates or roller blades or riding in or
by means of any skateboard, coaster, toy vehicle or similar device
shall:
A.Â
Attach the same or himself/herself to any moving vehicle upon any
roadway.
B.Â
Operate so as to damage or interfere with the use and enjoyment of
any park or playground within the City or with any equipment, playing
fields or courts, gardens and shrubbery found therein. Operation within
a cemetery shall be strictly prohibited.
[Amended 7-6-2004 by Ord. No. 1405]
A.Â
Whoever
violates any of the provisions of this article shall be issued a citation
by the Gardner Police Department and will be subject to a fine of
$5 for each violation.
B.Â
Any person
with three or more violations, defined as a habitual offender, shall
upon any subsequent violations be subject to a fine of $25.
C.Â
Persons
under the age of 17 shall not be fined as set forth above, but if
violations do occur, the Gardner Police Department may impound the
device for a period not to exceed five days, the parent or legal guardian
to be notified of such action.
D.Â
A police
officer taking cognizance of any such violation may request the offender
to state his/her true name and address. Whoever upon such request
refuses to state his/her name and address, or states a false name
and address or a name and address which are not his/her name and address
in ordinary use, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25
nor more than $50. Any such offender so refusing to state his/her
name and address may be arrested without a warrant, but no person
shall be arrested without a warrant for any other violation of this
article.