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-z- other identifying features of the bicycle, adult tricycle or unicycle as well as any other pertinent information as may be required. (d) Upon receipt of the completed application for registration and the required fee of $1.00, the Police Department shall issue a reflectorized license decal valid during the residence of the applicant within the municipality or the remaining life of the bicycle, adult tricycle or unicycle. Upon sale of a licensed bicycle, adult tricycle or unicycle the licensee shall remove the license decal. (e) License decals which are defaced or destroyed, shall be replaced by the owner for a fee of $1.00. (f) No person shall maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or alter any serial number of any bicycle, adult tricycle or unicycle or license decal licensed hereunder. (g) The Police Department shall be notified of any change of address of the owner of a registered bicycle, adult tricycle or unicycle within the municipality. (h) Reciprocity will be granted between S.P.A.N. municipalities in regard to license decals, when an owner o£ a licensed bicycle, tricycle or unicycle moves from one municipality to another. Section 5. A_pze: (a) No person under the age of 11 years shall operate a bicycle, tricycle or unicycle on a street, highway or boulevard which has sidewalks. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 11 years to ride a bicycle, tricycle or unicycle across or through any intersection. Such intersections are to be crossed by walking the bicycle, tricycle or unicycle across or through the intersection. Section 6. Safety Equipment Package: (a) Every bicycle, adult tricycle or unicycle in use in the night season shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front with a red reflector on the rear of a type which shall be visible from all distances from 50 feet to 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of a lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector. Every bicycle, tricycle or unicycle operated during the time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient natural light to render discemible persons, vehicles and substantial objects on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead shall display lights and reflectors as described above. (b) No person shall operate a bicycle, adult tricycle or unicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or other warning device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, except that a bicycle, tricycle or unicycle shall not be equipped with nor shall any person use on a bicycle, tricycle or unicycle any siren or whistle. (c) Every bicycle or adult tricycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the brake wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement.