It shall be unlawful to destroy, remove, alter, cover or deface the manufacturer's serial number on any bicycle. It shall be unlawful for any person to own or have custody of a bicycle on which the original serial number has been destroyed, altered, removed, covered or defaced. In the event a bicycle has been purchased which does not contain a manufacturer's serial number, the Police Department shall stamp an original serial number on the frame of the bicycle and this number shall be considered the original number.
(1997 Code, § 38.07) (Ord. 73-16, passed 7-26-1973) Penalty, see § 10.99