By-law No. 23-39 (Off-Highway Vehicles), as amended — full text

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S:\LGS\Bylaws (c7)\ACTIVE\Series 23 - Traffic\23-39_Off Hwy Vehicles\23-39_CONSOL_FINAL.doc This is a consolidated by-law prepared by the City of Kamloops for convenience only. The City does not warrant that the information contained in this consolidation is current. It is the responsibility of the person using this consolidation to ensure that it accurately reflects current by-law provisions CITY OF KAMLOOPS BY-LAW NO. 23-39 (AS AMENDED) A BY-LAW FOR THE REGULATION OF THE USE OF RECREATIONAL AND OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES WITHIN THE CITY OF KAMLOOPS WHEREAS the operation of recreational and off-highway vehicles is causing serious damage to the ground cover of certain lands and causing erosion and dust problems within the City of Kamloops; AND WHEREAS certain hillsides within the City of Kamloops are becoming unsightly as a result of the operation of recreational and off-highway vehicles; AND WHEREAS the noise generated by such recreational and off-highway vehicles is causing a nuisance to the citizens of the City of Kamloops; THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL of the City of Kamloops, in open meeting assembled, HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. This by-law may be cited as the "Off-Highway Vehicles By-law, 1985, No. 23-39". 2. In this by-law, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "City" means the municipal area comprised within the boundaries of the City of Kamloops. (b) "Highway", "Motorcycle" and "Motor Vehicle" shall each mean the same as "highway", "motorcycle" and "motor vehicle" in the Motor Vehicle Act R.S.B.C. 1979, Chapter 288. (c) "Off-highway vehicle" means any type of vehicle propelled by motorized power and capable of travel on or off a highway and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall be deemed to include motorcycle, motor vehicle and all terrain vehicles. (d) "Public lands" shall mean any lands owned or occupied by Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of the Province of British Columbia, the City of Kamloops or any lands owned or occupied by any person or corporation for the use of the general public. (e) "Private land" shall mean any land owned by any private individual or corporation and not coming within the definition of public lands. BY-LAW NO. 23-39 CONSOLIDATION PAGE 2 S:\LGS\Bylaws (c7)\ACTIVE\Series 23 - Traffic\23-39_Off Hwy Vehicles\23-39_CONSOL_FINAL.doc 3. No person shall operate, or authorize or permit any other person to operate, any (23-44) off-highway vehicle on any public lands within the City of Kamloops. 4. No person shall operate, or authorize or permit any other person to operate, any off- highway vehicle on any private lands within the City of Kamloops without first having obtained written permission therefor from the owner or occupier of such lands. 5. The Council of the City of Kamloops by resolution may designate, either temporarily or permanently and upon such terms and conditions as the resolution may specify, any area or areas within the City as being exempt under this by-law and in such event the provisions of this by-law shall not apply to such designated area or areas. 6. Any person who violates any provision of this by-law shall be guilty of an infraction of this by-law and liable to a fine or penalty not exceeding FIVE HUNDRED ($500.00) DOLLARS for each offence; and in default of payment thereof forthwith or within such a time as the presiding Magistrate or Justice of the Peace shall direct, the fine imposed shall be recoverable under the provisions of the Offense Act R.S.B.C. 1979, Chapter 305 and all amendments thereto. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY J. T. WALSH MAYOR ORIGINAL SIGNED BY R. D. KASK ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR DATE OF ADOPTION OF BY-LAWS: 23-39 1985 June 11 23-44 1988 September 6