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I was looking around on the internet reading about bicycling law and managed to find the Lancaster Municipal Code for my city. They had only one reference to bicycling, under title 10-Vehicles and traffic. I opened the chapter 10.24 on bicycling.

To my surprise is that the city of Lancaster requires bicycles to be licensed. See Chapter 10.24

10.24.010 – License required.

A person, firm or corporation shall not operate or permit to be operated on any highway in the city any bicycle propelled wholly or in part by muscular power, the owner of which bicycle is a resident of the city unless and until such bicycle is registered with the sheriff and licensed, and the license is attached to the bicycle as provided in this chapter.

(Prior code § 3-11.1)

The price to license a bicycle is only $0.75, yes seventy-five cents.

10.24.020 – Application for license.

The applicant for the registration and licensing of a bicycle shall make application therefor, accompanied by a fee of seventy-five cents ($0.75), upon forms provided for by that officer. Such form shall show:

A. The name and address of the applicant;
B. A description of the bicycle to be registered and licensed including the serial number of the bicycle, if any, make of the bicycle, type of bicycle, model of bicycle and the color thereof;
C. Such other information or description as the sheriff may require.

(Prior code § 3-11.2)

I did not know that, I am not sure, if I would need to go the Sheriff’s station or locate an officer. I guess I will find out soon. The penalty for not having a license is $50, wow!

There were other stuff bicycles about transferring, selling and other administrative items.