(A) Every motorized bicycle, either owned by a resident of the town, or stored within the town (excepting motorized bicycles held primarily for resale in the ordinary course of business), shall be registered and licensed with the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles within ten days after a person becomes the owner of that motorized bicycle, or commences the storage of the motorized bicycle. The license issued for the year shall expire annually on December 31 of the year of registration and issuance of the license. Each motorized bicycle shall be re-registered and re-licensed on or before the expiration of any existing license, and the renewal shall be on an annual basis.
(B) Every person required to register a motorized bicycle shall complete those registration forms as are adopted from time to time by the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
(C) Any person 15 years of age or older owning a motorized bicycle shall obtain a license for each motorized bicycle from the Police Department. No license shall be issued to, or for the benefit of, any person under the age of 15 years.
(D) Each person filing an application for registration and issuance of a license for a motorized bicycle shall pay a fee of $10 dollars for each motorized bicycle so registered and licensed.
(E) The Clerk-Treasurer shall issue a motorized bicycle license to each eligible applicant who has completed the registration form and paid the required license fee. The license shall contain the number assigned to the vehicle and the name of the town.
(F) A motorized bicycle license is not transferable.
(G) A motorized bicycle license shall be affixed to and maintained upon the motorized bicycle registered for license, and in a position so as to be plainly visible from the rear. No person shall remove a license from a motorized bicycle during the period for which it is issued, except upon a transfer of ownership, or when so removed by the Police Department. Upon the sale or other transfer of a licensed motorized bicycle, the licensee shall remove the license.
(H) The Clerk-Treasurer shall keep on file a list of registrations of motorized bicycles for official use, and the license application shall include the name of the owner, address, telephone number, make of motorized bicycle, type, size, color, and manufacturer serial number, if any.
(Ord. 84, passed 11-21-2000) Penalty, see § 72.99