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(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, as amended from time to time, no off-road vehicle shall be operated on public property unless registered in accordance with the provisions of this article, as amended from time to time, or Indiana Code 14-1-3-1, et. seq., as amended from time to time.

(b) Registration is not required for vehicles which are exclusively operated in a special event of limited duration which is conducted according to a prearranged schedule under a permit from the Town of St. John or governmental unit having jurisdiction.

(c) The required certificate of registration issued by the department shall accompany the off-road vehicle at all times and shall be available for inspection upon demand by any enforcement officer of the Town or town Police Department, or any other authorized law enforcement officer.

(d) Any owner of an off-road vehicle who has been issued a certificate of registration shall paint on or attach in a permanent manner to each side of the forward half of the vehicle the identification number in block characters of good proportion, not less than three (3) inches in height, reading from left to right, in conformance with the rules and regulations of the department, and applicable state law, this ordinance, each as amended from time to time.

(e) A person shall not possess or operate a vehicle with an altered, defaced or obliterated vehicle number.

(Ord. No. 0976, § 5, 12-19-94)