A. Every bicycle owned or ridden within this city shall be registered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter within ten (10) days of the date the bicycle is acquired or the residency of the owner is established.
B. Registration of bicycles shall be made at the city clerk's office and at such other places and times as the police chief may determine to be in the best interest of the public.
C. No bicycle shall be registered unless it displays a frame number. No person engaged in the business of selling new or used bicycles at retail within this city shall buy or sell any new or used bicycle unless such bicycle has a frame number.
D. The city clerk's office and the police department shall not issue a license for any bicycle when it is known or there are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is not the owner of or entitled to the possession of the bicycle.
E. Exempt from the registration requirements of this chapter are bicycles in the possession of bicycle dealers and available for sale to others and bicycles owned and operated by nonresidents of the city in competitive events or demonstrations conducted within the city. (Ord. 48-09, 9-21-2009)