Azusa Municipal Code Div. 2 Registration and License

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Cross reference— Businesses, ch. 18.

Every owner or person in charge or control of a bicycle having two wheels either of which is 20 inches or more in diameter, except dealers thereof, within the city, shall, within ten days after acquiring ownership, charge or control thereof, register the bicycle with the city recreation department and obtain a license therefor as provided in this division.

(Code 1971, § 11.60.030)

The application for bicycle registration shall state the name and address of the owner or person in charge or control of such bicycle, the make and kind of bicycle, the factory number thereof, the name of the person from whom it was purchased and such other description and information relative thereto as may, in the judgment of the recreation department, be necessary and proper for the identification thereof.

(Code 1971, § 11.60.040)

Under this division, the recreation department shall, upon the payment of the applicant of a fee of $1.00, issue to such applicant an identification sticker having thereon, in figures and letters, the license number. The identification shall be immediately placed and securely attached by the owner or person in charge or control of the bicycle to the frame of the bicycle so that the identification sticker may be plainly seen, and the identification shall at all times remain on the bicycle and not be removed therefrom.

(Code 1971, § 11.60.050)

During or immediately preceding any special bicycle safety program or special bicycle event sponsored or supported by the city, the city council may waive the fee required in section 74-108 and direct the recreation department to issue the license free of charge.

(Code 1971, § 11.60.060)

The recreation department shall keep a record of every bicycle license issued containing the license number, the date of issuance, the name and address of the owner or person in control of the bicycle and a description of the bicycle sufficient for identification. If there is no other means of positive identification, the recreation department shall stamp an identification number on the frame of the bicycle and keep a record thereof.

(Code 1971, § 11.60.070)

Every bicycle license issued under this division shall be valid and effective during the ownership of the bicycle by the person for whom it is issued for a period prescribed by the division of motor vehicles, which shall not exceed five years. No person shall operate a bicycle within the city unless it is registered and licensed as provided in this division.

(Code 1971, § 11.60.080)

Every person who sells or transfers ownership of any bicycle within the city and any person within the city who acquires the ownership or control of a bicycle shall report such sale or transfer or acquisition to the recreation department within a period of ten days, and the recreation department shall make a record thereof. Whenever the owner of a bicycle licensed pursuant to this division changes his address, he shall within ten days notify the recreation department of the old and new address.

(Code 1971, § 11.60.090)

No person shall remove, destroy or alter the license plate on any bicycle nor shall any person destroy or alter the factory or serial number stamped upon the frame of a bicycle by the recreation department.

(Code 1971, § 11.60.100)