New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter XXI - Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Subchapter D - Rules and Regulations Governing the Conduct and Safety of the Public › Part 1045 - Rules Governing The Conduct And Safety Of Public In The Use Of The Facilities Of The Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority › Section 1045.5 - Prohibited uses

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No person in the transit center or on a bus shall:
(a) block free movement of another person or
				  persons, lie or sit on the floor or ground, or occupy more than one
				  seat;
(b) create any unreasonable
				  noise by any means. Use of radios and other sound-producing devices in the
				  transit center or on a bus must be accomplished by means of headphones or
				  earphones and must be inaudible to others;
(c) throw, drop or cause to be propelled any
				  object, projectile or other article at, from, upon, in or on the transit center
				  or bus;
(d) drink any alcoholic
				  beverage or possess any opened or unsealed container of alcoholic beverage,
				  except on premises duly licensed for the consumption of alcoholic beverages,
				  such as a bar or restaurant;
(e)
				  consume or use any illegal or controlled substance on any bus or in any part of
				  the transit center, except pursuant to a valid prescription;
(f) enter or remain in the transit center or
				  on a bus while his ability to function safely in the environment is impaired
				  due to the consumption of alcohol or the taking of any controlled
				  substance;
(g) endanger the safety
				  of others, engage in fighting, or assault upon another person or persons or
				  threaten another person with such conduct;
(h) vandalize, injure, deface, alter, write
				  upon, destroy, remove or tamper within any way any real or personal property or
				  equipment owned or under the jurisdiction or control of MSBA or its
				  tenants;
(i) enter or attempt to
				  enter any area which is locked or otherwise restricted from public access by
				  any means, including, but not limited to, barricades, fencing, doors and signs,
				  or enter or leave the transit center or bus except by designated entrance-ways
				  or exits;
(j) park or stand a
				  private or commercial vehicle with the exception of emergency service or
				  sanitation vehicles, snow removal, or street sweepers on the transit center
				  premises;
(k) skateboard, roller
				  skate, or ride a bicycle, scooter or any other self-propelled or
				  motor-propelled vehicle or device, other than by a physically disabled person,
				  on or through any part of the transit center or bus;
(l) cook, light a fire or otherwise create a
				  fire, except pursuant to the terms of any lease, license or concession granted
				  by MSBA;
(m) dispense commercial
				  merchandise with or without charge, or carry on any other commercial activity
				  except pursuant to the terms of any lease, license or concession granted by
				  MSBA;
(n) burn a lighted cigarette,
				  cigar, pipe, or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco or any
				  tobacco substitute in any indoor area within the transit center or on a
				  bus;
(o) offer or agree to carry
				  bags for hire or to flag taxicabs for hire;
(p) enter or remain in the transit center
				  during nonoperating hours;
(q)
				  engage in noncommercial activities, except as authorized by section
				  1045.4(d) of this
				  Part; or
(r) solicit money or
				  payment for food, goods, services, or entertainment. No person shall panhandle
				  or beg upon any facility or conveyance.