(A) No person shall operate an off-road vehicle of any type, such as a beach buggy, a jeep, a motorcycle, a scooter bike or a 2-3-4 wheel buggy, powered by any type of motor, on private property within the town without the written permission of the property owner over and upon the property upon which the vehicle is being operated. The written permission must be in the possession of the operator at the time of inquiry by any law enforcement officer.
(B) No person shall operate an off-road vehicle of any type, such as a beach buggy, a jeep, a motorcycle or a 2-3-4 wheel buggy, powered by any type of motor, upon any public property of the town, meaning platted streets, public areas or access areas to the ocean or sound which are not improved with clay or paved streets for vehicular traffic. Use shall not be prohibited upon public property which is improved and paved for vehicular traffic.
(C) The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to any property owner or citizen using a conventional four-wheel-drive vehicle, such as a jeep, over and across a platted street for ingress or egress to and from paved streets or highways within the town.
(D) Police and duly authorized emergency or rescue vehicles shall be exempt from the prohibitions contained in this section.
(E) Violation of this section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor by fine or imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
(`88 Code, § 11-14) (Ord. passed 7-12-77) Penalty, see § 70.99