(a) Registration Required; Fee. After January 1, 1975, no bicycle shall be operated in the City without a registration therefor as provided in this section. Application for such registration shall be made to the Chief of Police, or someone designated by him, by every owner of a bicycle, upon a form provided by the Chief. The application for registration of a bicycle shall contain the name and address of the applicant and the name, color and serial number or other identifying marks of the bicycle and other information as the Chief deems pertinent.
(b) The Chief of Police shall not issue a registration for any bicycle when he knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is not the owner of or entitled to the possession of such bicycle, or that such bicycle is not in safe operating condition. The Chief or someone designated by him shall keep a record of the number of each registration, the date issued, the name of the person to whom issued, the model and number on the frame of the bicycle for which issued, and a record of all bicycle registration fees collected by him. A minor, upon making application for a bicycle registration, shall furnish to the Chief or someone designated by him a certification by a parent or guardian, either upon the application or upon a separate form, that the information stated thereon is true.
(c) No person who is the owner of a bicycle shall be permitted to use such bicycle unless it is registered in a manner satisfactory to the Chief.
(d) A registration fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be paid to the Chief for each registration granted. If the Chief should designate Boy Scout Explorer Post 425 as his designee to administer this program, the Finance Director shall pay a service fee of fifty cents (50¢) for each registration granted to be retained by such Explorer Post to be used for training and equipping such Post.
(e) The registration provided for in this section shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the year of issuance, or until ownership of such registered bicycle changes, whichever occurs first.
(f) This provision shall not apply to any bicycle in transit within the City provided that such bicycles have been registered in some other municipality in accordance with the terms of an ordinance similar to this section if such exists, or if the owner is a resident of another community.
(Ord. 2009-25. Passed 3-16-09.)