(A) No person shall operate a skateboard upon the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public parking lots of the city, nor shall any person operate a skateboard upon any private property, other than his or her own, without express permission of the subject property owner.
(B) Any skateboard used in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to confiscation as contraband, pursuant to the procedures of this section by law enforcement officials. Any skateboard seized in accordance with this section shall be impounded by the citing officer and shall be taken before the court trying the person cited under this section. Upon conviction, the court trying the case shall have the discretion of determining whether or not the skateboard seized under the provisions of this section shall be declared “contraband”. When such skateboard is declared contraband, the court shall enter an order accordingly. A copy of the order shall be forwarded to the citing officer and the contraband shall be placed in the custody of the citing officer. The citing officer shall deliver the contraband to the Chief or other commanding officer of his or her law enforcement agency, who may then, at his or her discretion, destroy the contraband or sell same to the residents of the state, at the highest market price obtainable. All proceeds arising from the sale of contraband under this section shall become the property of the subject law enforcement agency. A record shall be kept of the sale, including the name of the purchaser, which records shall be open to the public.
(Ord. 1, 1991 Series, passed 3-11-1991) Penalty, see § 70.99