HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 74-59ORDINANCE NO.' "
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 37, SEC-
TION 37-81.1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS; PROVIDING REGULATIONS
CONCERNING WHERE MOTORCYCLES MAY BE DRIVEN; PRO-
VIDING AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE IN THE INSTANCE
OF WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE OWNER OR AGENT OF PRO-
PERTY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING FOR SEVERA-
BILITY; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 37, Section 37=81.1 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Beaumont be amended to read as follows:
Section 37-81.1. Operations of Motortycles,
Limitations.
No person shall drive or operate a motorcycle
upon or over any public or private property
within the city of Beaumont except upon public
roadways, officially designated motorcycle
trails, and areas designated for vehicular
traffic. It shall be an affirmative defense
in a prosecution under this section that the.
defendant was operating a motorcycle on pri-
vate property with the prior written consent
of the owner of such property or his agent.
S'ectioii '2.
That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed.
'Sectiori '3.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance or the application of same to a particular set of
persons or circumstances should for any reason be held to be invalid,
such invalidity shall in no wise affect the remaining portions of
this ordinance, and to such end the provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section '4.
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished as
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