§ 770-5. Unlawful Interference with Streetcar Services.

A person is guilty of a violation of this section by violating any of the following:

(a)

No person unless authorized by an authorized representative of the streetcar transit provider shall operate a sound-emitting device aboard any streetcar vehicle or at a streetcar station stop unless the only sound produced by such item is emitted by a personal listening attachment (earphone) and is plainly audible only to the person using the device producing the sound, except that vehicle operators may operate electronic equipment for official business;

(b)

No person shall smoke tobacco or any other substance or shall carry any lighted or smoldering substance in any form or utilize any form of an e-cigarette or vaporizing paraphernalia aboard a streetcar vehicle or at a streetcar station stop or within any space where posted signage prohibits smoking;

(c)

No person shall bring or carry aboard a streetcar vehicle food or beverages in open containers, nor consume food aboard a streetcar vehicle;

(d)

No person shall possess an open container of alcoholic beverage on a streetcar vehicle or at a streetcar station stop, unless authorized by the streetcar transit operator in a manner consistent with applicable law;

(e)

No person shall make excessive or unnecessary noise, including boisterous, disruptive and unreasonably loud conduct, within any streetcar vehicle or streetcar station stop that may cause inconvenience or annoyance to the public, Cincinnati streetcar personnel, or fare enforcement agents or a police officer; or perform vocal or instrumental music, without the prior authorization of the streetcar transit provider;

(f)

No person shall enter or remain upon, occupy or use a designated paid fare zone for purposes other than boarding, disembarking or waiting for a streetcar vehicle. A person is in violation of this section only after having occupied a designated paid fare zone for a period of time that exceeds that which is necessary to wait for, board or disembark a streetcar vehicle;

(g)

No person shall interfere with the safe and efficient operation of a streetcar vehicle through conduct which includes, but is not limited to the following:

(1)

Extending any portion of his or her body through any door or window of a streetcar vehicle while it is in motion;

(2)

Attempting to board or de-board a moving streetcar vehicle;

(3)

Lying down on the floor in a streetcar vehicle or across the seats of a streetcar vehicle or station in a manner which inhibits the proper use of seats provided for waiting or boarding riders;

(4)

Unreasonably preventing or delaying the closure of an exterior door on a streetcar vehicle;

(5)

Striking or hitting a streetcar vehicle, station or shelter; or

(6)

Stopping or crossing in front of a streetcar vehicle for the purpose of stopping the vehicle or gaining passage after the vehicle has concluded boarding, or in any manner hanging onto or attaching to, any exterior part of a streetcar vehicle while the vehicle is resting or in motion.

(h)

No person shall discard or deposit or leave any rubbish, trash, debris, offensive substance or other solid or liquid waste in or upon a streetcar vehicle, or streetcar station stop, except in receptacles provided for that purpose;

(i)

No person shall spit, defecate or urinate in or upon a streetcar vehicle;

(j)

No person shall bring or carry aboard a streetcar vehicle or be present at a streetcar station stop with an animal except:

(1)

A person accompanied by a service animal or a person training a service animal and that service animal is under the control of the person by leash, harness or other device made for the purpose of controlling the movement of an animal; or

(2)

A person transporting an animal if:

(A)

The animal is kept and held at all times within a secure container appropriate for carrying the size and type of animal; and

(B)

The animal can be transported without risk of injury to the animal and without risk of harm or inconvenience to other riders or Cincinnati streetcar personnel, and in accordance with all other provisions of this Chapter.

(C)

The animal is a trained police dog accompanied by a police officer.

(k)

No person shall sleep on a streetcar facility; or

(l)

No person shall activate or utilize streetcar vehicle emergency equipment such as door egress devices, intercoms, fire extinguishers or any other emergency equipment when no emergency exists.

(Ordained by Emer. Ord. No. 282-2016, § 2, eff. Aug. 3, 2016)