(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who resides within the Village and the operators of any bicycle rental agency within the Village to own or ride, or propel a bicycle on any public street, roadway, alley, sidewalk or other public way within the village unless said bicycle has first been registered, an identification tag attached thereto and the number of the identification tag engraved on the frame of the bicycle, as hereinafter provided in this section. (Ord. 0-77-65, 10-17-1977)
(b) Application for registration of a bicycle shall be made to the chief of police of the village on forms provided by the village and shall be accompanied by a registration fee as set forth in the annual fee resolution adopted by the corporate authorities. Such application forms shall state the full name, address and telephone number of the bicycle owner; the make and serial number of the bicycle (if any); the color, wheel size and type of frame of such bike (whether a boy's or girl's type); and the approximate date when the owner obtained title thereto, and if not new, then the name and address of the person from whom the bicycle was purchased or otherwise obtained in a used condition. The application shall be signed by the applicant or his parent or guardian. (Ord. 0-12-36, 10-1-2012)
(c) Upon receipt of the application and upon acceptance of the matter set forth in said application, the chief of police or other person authorized by him shall affix a suitable identification tag or emblem to the bicycle in a conspicuous place so the same may be visible at all times and engrave the registration number on the frame of the bicycle as provided in subsection (a) of this section. Such identification tag or emblem shall be transferable from person to person in the case of sale of the bicycle, but shall not be transferable from bicycle to bicycle. (Ord. 0-77-65, 10-17-1977)
(d) (Rep. by Ord. 0-77-65, 10-17-1977)
(e) Nothing set forth herein shall be held to prohibit or otherwise restrict the chief of police from stamping an appropriate number or other identification mark on the frame of a bicycle upon which no serial number can be found or upon which the serial number is illegible or insufficient for identification purposes. (1963 Code ch. 20A, § 20.715)