(A) No person who resides within the corporate limits of the village shall ride or propel a bicycle upon any of the streets, alleys, or public grounds on the village unless the bicycle has been licensed as hereinafter provided.
(B) The owner of any bicycle, who desires to ride or propel the bicycle upon any of the streets, alleys or public grounds in the village, shall first procure a license for the bicycle from the village to be issued by the Chief of Police, and shall pay a three year license fee in the amount of $1.
(C) All bicycle licenses issued under the provisions of this section shall expire on the first day of July of every third year regardless of the date of issue, and in the event any licensed bicycle is sold, the licensee shall promptly notify the Chief of Police of the name of the new owner, but no new license shall be required for the owner until the expiration of the present license.
(D) The Chief of Police is hereby empowered to refuse a license for any bicycle that does not meet the requirements of the laws of the State of Ohio governing equipment of bicycles.
(E) No rental agency shall offer any bicycle for rent to be used upon the streets, alleys or public grounds in the village which he or she does not own without the express consent of the owner of the bicycle.
(F) It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act prohibited or fail to perform any act required in this section or in § 75.07, and any parent or guardian who shall knowingly authorize or permit any child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this section or § 75.07 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person in violation of any provision of this section or § 75.07 shall be punished by a fine as set forth in § 70.99 or by impounding such person's bicycle for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(Ord. 71-4-2, passed 5-4-71; Am. Ord. 96-3-2, passed - -96)