[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Barnstable 11-3-1979 (Art. XXXV
of Ch. III of the General Ordinances as updated through 7-7-2003).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall roller-skate or skateboard on public sidewalks in congested
areas of Town.
No person shall roller-skate or skateboard in public ways in congested
areas of Town.
The Town Manager shall adopt rules and regulations to preserve and promote
the public safety, consistent with this chapter, governing the use and rental
of roller skates and/or skateboards within the Town. Such regulations shall
become effective when filed with the Town Clerk and published in a newspaper
having general circulation within the Town, and may include, but need not
be limited to, designation of the areas in which, or the times or seasons
during which, roller-skating is prohibited, and may prohibit roller-skating
and/or skateboarding on Town property in congested areas which is not part
of a public way or sidewalk.
Whoever violates the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by
a fine not to exceed $50.
The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provisions of the
chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional
or invalid by any authority of competent jurisdiction, the application of
such provisions to any other person or circumstance or the application of
the remaining provisions of this chapter shall not be impaired.
