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3. No person shall operate an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist while in an intoxicated condition or while the person’s ability to operate such bicycle is impaired by the use of any drug(s). 4. The provisions of this section shall apply upon public highways, trails, roads open to motor vehicle and bicycle traffic, and any other parking lot. for the purposes of this section, “parking lot” shall mean any area or areas of private property, including a driveway, near or contiguous to and provided in connection with premises and used as a means of access to and egress from a public highway to such premises and having a capacity for the parking of four or more motor vehicles. 5. No person shall flee from a police or peace officer while operating an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist in the Village of Orchard Park. The operator of an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist is required to stop or pull over when directed to do so by a police or peace officer, or by their marked vehicle by the activation of either its lights or siren. Additionally, no person operating an electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist shall flee from a police or peace officer at an unsafe speed, recklessly, or in any manner that would constitute a danger to other motor vehicles, pedestrians, or property. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any area or areas of private property comprising all or part of property on which is situated a one-or-two family residence. SECTION 3: § 179-5. Enforcement. The Police Department of Orchard Park shall be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter and shall have the authority to seize any skateboard used in violation of this chapter. The Chief of Police shall determine the period of time that the skateboard shall be held pending completion of the investigation and prosecution of any violators of this chapter until otherwise directed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. § 179-5.5. Seizure of scooters in violation; notification; processing and storage fees; regulations. A. Any electric scooter or bicycle with an electric assist operated by any person under 16 years of age may be subject to immediate seizure and impound by a duly sworn peace or police officer, acting pursuant to his or her official duties, upon reasonable cause to believe that such operation is a violation of this article. An electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist that is impounded shall be surrendered to the owner, or if the owner is a minor, to the parent or guardian of the minor. A full explanation of the reason for the impounding shall be made to the owner, parent, or guardian. A complete record of impounded electric scooters or bicycles with electric assist shall be kept by each law enforcement agency where the impounding occurred. B. Any electric scooter or bicycle with electric assist seized under the authority of this article shall be stored for safekeeping by the law enforcement agency affecting the seizure. That agency