THOUSAND ISLANDS BRIDGE AUTHORITY

Collins LandingBox 428

Alexandria Bay, New York 13607- and -Box 10

Lansdowne, Ontario KOE 1L0(315) 482-2501(315) 658-2281

RULES AND REGULATIONS

EffectiveMarch 01, 2007

FOREWORD

The Thousand Islands Bridge Authority operates bridgesand related facilities in the United States and Canada byvirtue of Title Four (4) of the New York State PublicAuthorities Law and by virtue of an agreement between theAuthority and the Federal Bridge Corporation, Ltd. ofCanada, governing those operations in Canada.

These Rules and Regulations were adopted by theThousand Islands Bridge Authority pursuant to Article 4,Section 8, of the New York State Constitution, Sections 101and 102 of the Executive Law, Section 1630 of the Vehicleand Traffic Law and Section 578 of the Public AuthoritiesLaw (particularly Subdivisions 30, 34, and 35 thereof), andhave the force and effect of law in the State of New York.As to those portions of the facilities located in Canada,these Rules and Regulations were adopted pursuant toSection 3 of the "Agreement between the Federal BridgeCorporation, Ltd. and Thousand Islands Bridge Authorityfor Operation of the Canadian Portion of the ThousandIslands Bridge" effective the 1st day of July 2000, theCanadian Railway Act, the Highway Traffic Act of theProvince of Ontario, and the Shore Traffic Regulations ofthe St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, P.C. 1962-1314 (SOR/62-367), and in conjunction with said Shore TrafficRegulations have the force and effect of law in the Provinceof Ontario.

Copies of these Rules and Regulations can be obtainedat any toll plaza of the Authority or from the administrationoffices at Collins Landing during regular business hours(8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday).

Thousand Island Bridge AuthorityRules and Regulations

Index

Part 5500 GENERAL PROVISIONSSection 5500. 1 Use of facilities conditional

5500.2 Closing of facilities5500.3 Penalties5500.4 Amendments

Part 5501 DEFINITIONSSection 5501.1 Definitions

Part 5502 TOLL RATESSection 5502.1 Schedule of tolls

5502.2 Commutation debit card regulations5502.3 Nonpayment of toll

Part 5503 TRAFFICSection 5503.1 Inspection of vehicles

5503.2 Types of traffic excluded5503.3 Vehicles requiring special permits or

escorts

Part 5504 OPERATION OF VEHICLESSection 5504.1 Reasonable speed

5504.2 Speed limits5504.3 Compliance with traffic control devices5S04.4 Compliance with directions of

authority employees5504.5 Payment of toll

5504.6 Proper entry upon facilities5504.7 Trucks and buses required to keep

right; maintain distance5504.8 Stopping and parking5504.9 Unattended vehicles5504.10 U turns5504.11 Passing5504.12 Backing vehicles5504.13 Repairs and tire changes5504.14 Use of headlights and horns5504. 15 Emergency and authority vehicles5504. 17 Abandoned vehicles and property

Part 5505 PROHIBITED CONDUCTSection 5505.1 Compliance with orders of authority

employees or police5505.2 Disruptive conduct5505.3 Parades, assemblages or

demonstrations5505.4 Hitchhiking; loitering5505.5 Soliciting and commercial activity5505.6 Damaging authority property5505.7 Littering5505.8 Possession and consumption of

alcoholic beverages5505.9 Transporting or storing dangerous

materials

CHAPTER LXIII

THOUSAND ISLANDS BRIDGE AUTHORITY

PART5500 General Provisions5501 Definitions5502 Toll Rates5503 Traffic5504 Operation of Vehicles5505 Prohibited Conduct

PART 5500

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section5500.1 Use of facilities conditional5500.2 Closing of facilities5500.3 Penalties5500.4 Amendments

Section 5500.1 Use of facilities conditional. The use ofthe facilities by any person or vehicle shall be deemed tobe conditional upon payment of the prescribed toll hereinset forth and upon observance of the rules and regulationsset forth in this Chapter; all rights, privileges, licenses andpermits, express or implied, granted by the authority, forthe use of the facilities shall be deemed to be revocable;and each such right, privilege, license or permit shall, at theoption of the authority, be deemed to be revoked andcancelled by and upon the breach of any such rule or

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regulation or the violation of any applicable laws orordinances while using the facilities. Persons or vehiclesviolating any such rule or regulation, as well as any or allother vehicles owned or operated by such person or by theowner end for operator of such vehicle, may be excludedfrom the facilities permanently or for a specified time.

Section 5500.2 Closing of facilities. When, In the soleand exclusive judgement of the authority employee then incharge, conditions exist which constitute an actual orpotential danger to the health or safety of any person orwhich are causing, or which threaten to cause, damage toproperty, such authority employee then in charge mayorder that the facilities, or such portion thereof as he maydetermine, be closed to all or any part of the public for suchtime as such authority employee then in charge may deemnecessary. Conditions which might precipitate such actioninclude but are not limited to fire, flood, snow, Ice, rain, hail,wind, accident, overcrowding, riot, civil commotions,explosion (either chemical or nuclear), or simple threat ofbodily harm or property damage.

Section 5500.3 Penalties.

(a) Violation of any rule or regulation governing orregulating traffic on or over any part of the facilities locatedin the State of New York shall be a traffic infraction as thatterm is defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the Stateof New York.(b) Violation of any rule or regulation governing orregulating traffic on or over any part of the facilities locatedin the Province of Ontario, Canada, shall be deemed to be

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a violation of a comparable provision of the Highway TrafficAct of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and/or of the ShoreTraffic Regulations of the Federal Bridge Corporation, Ltd.(Canada), and in the event of any conflict or inconsistencybetween these rules and regulations and such Canadianlaws or regulations, the latter shall take precedence.(c) Violation of any rule or regulation contained herein maybe cause for denial of the use of the facilities at thediscretion of the authority employee then in charge.

Section 5500.4 Amendment. These rules and regulationsmay be amended from time to time by resolution of theauthority duly adopted.

PART 5501

DEFINITIONS

Section5501.1 Definitions

Section 5501.1 Definitions. Whenever and wherever usedin this Chapter, the following words and terms, whetherused in the singular or plural, shall have the meaningsindicated, unless the context in which the same is usedclearly requires a different meaning or indicates to thecontrary:

(a) Authority - the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority.(b) Authority employee - any person employed by ordesignated to act for and on behalf of the authority.(c) Bridge - any area or part of structures which provide a

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means of crossing any portion of the St. Lawrence Riverbetween Collins Landing in the United States and Ivy Leain Canada.(d) Bus - a motor vehicle having the capacity to carry 10 ormore persons, including the operator.(e) Facilities - all bridges, plazas, approaches, roadways,parking areas, buildings, structures or improvements whichform any part of the entire bridge complex known as theThousand Islands Bridge leading from Collins Landing inthe United States to Ivy Lea In Canada and which is eitherowned, operated or controlled by the authority.(f) Motor vehicle - any vehicle driven or propelled by amotor.(g) Operator - the driver or any person who pushes, draws,propels, operates or is in charge of a vehicle.(h) Park (or parking) - the standing of any vehicle on anybridge, approach, roadway or parking area, or the like,whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for thepurpose of and while actually and properly engaged Inloading or unloading merchandise or passengers wherepermitted.(i) Passenger auto - every type of motor vehicle used forthe transportation of passengers and registered as such,including those rented for hire, but excluding buses.(j) Pedestrian - a person on foot.(k) Pedestrian crossing - those portions of the bridges &approaches thereto and terminals designated as walks orsidewalks and intended for the use of pedestrians.(l) Police officer - any officer of the law in the State of NewYork or Province of Ontario, including but not limited toNew York State Police, sheriffs and deputies, CanadianMounted Police and Ontario Provincial Police, acting within

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the scope of his authority.(m) Roadway - that part of the facilities, especially bridges,plazas, approaches and parking areas, designed anddesignated for use of motor vehicles.(n) Stop (or stopping) - any halting, even momentarily, of avehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessaryto avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with thedirection of any authority employee, any police officer ortraffic control device.(o) Tractor - a motor vehicle designed and used for drawingother vehicles but having no provision for carrying loadsindependently.(p) Traffic - all pedestrians and vehicles using the facilities.(q) Traffic control device - any sign, signal, marking ordevice, whether permanent or temporary, placed or erectedby the authority for the purpose of regulating, warning orguiding traffic.(r) Trailer (or semi-trailer) - a vehicle without motive powerdrawn by a tractor or other motor vehicle.(s) Truck - a motor vehicle designed or used primarily forthe transportation of property, except buses, tractors,trailers or semi-trailers.(t) Vehicle - any device in, upon or by which any person orproperty is or may be transported upon a roadway.(u) Vehicular crossing - the entire facilities owned oroperated by the authority which are intended to permit thepassage of vehicles between Collins Landing in the UnitedStates and Ivy Lea in Canada, including but not limited toroadways, bridges, approaches, plazas, parking areas, andportions of customs and immigration facilities.

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PART 5502

TOLL RATES

Section5502.1 Schedule of tolls5502.2 Commutation debit card regulations5502.3 Nonpayment of toll

Section 5502. Tolls

(a) Facility Description. The Thousand Islands Bridgecrossing consists of the following:

South channel (U.S.) span - the suspension span overthe main American channel of the St. Lawrence Riverbetween the mainland of the United States at CollinsLanding, New York and Wellesley Island, New York.

International spans - the northbound and southboundroad level spans over the St. Lawrence River betweenWellesley Island, New York and Hill Island, Ontario.

North channel (Can.) span - the suspension span overthe main Canadian channel of the St. Lawrence Riverbetween Hill Island, Ontario and the mainland ofCanada at Ivy Lea, Ontario.

(b) Passage Covered. Tolls are collected in thenorthbound direction on the mainland of the United Statesat Collins Landing, New York and in the Southbounddirection on the mainland of Canada at Ivy Lea, Ontario.

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The rates set forth under subdivision (c) cover either one-way through passage from one mainland to the other orone round trip from either mainland to either connectingisland (i.e. Wellesley or Hill Islands) and return, and aredifferentiated as being northbound or southbound, asindicated.

(c) Schedule of tolls. Effective March 1, 2007, toll rates forthe respective classes, northbound and southbound, areas follows:

Category Description RateI Vehicles - Under 8,000 Ibs.(3,629

kgs.) gross weight and those oversuch weight limited to schoolbuses, and special vehicleclassifications such as recreationvehicles, tow trucks, tractorswithout trailers and truckstransporting freight over onechannel span only for delivery toWellesley or Hill Islandbusinesses or residents, for firsttwo (2) axles on any vehicle.From U.S. Toll PlazaNorthboundFrom Canadian Toll PlazaSouthbound

Category DescriptionII Vehicles - 8,000 Ibs. (3,629 kgs.)

gross weight and over notincluded in Class I transporting

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U.S. Dollar

$2.50

$2.50

international freight for throughpassage over all spans,commercial passenger buses andtractor trailer units, for first two (2)axles on any vehicleFrom U.S. Toll PlazaNorthboundFrom Canadian Toll PlazaSouthbound

Category Description RateIII Additional Axles for any axles in

excess of two (2) on any vehicle,including trailer(s), eachFrom U.S. Toll PlazaNorthboundFrom Canadian Toll PlazaSouthbound

(d) Commutation Trip Cards. Commutation trip cards,subject to the special conditions set forth in section 5502.2below, are available at the following rates, viz:COMMUTATION TRIP CARDS Rate

U.S. Dollars 16 –trip card $15.00 72-trip card $30.00

* For credit approved commercial account users whoseaccounts are current and fully paid within thirty (30)calendar days from the date of the Authority's invoice forsaid month and maintain a current status for each andevery month of the fiscal period (i.e. March 1 throughFebruary 28 or 29) the following schedule of fiscal year

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RateU.S. Dollar

$6.00

$6.00

U.S. Dollar

$1.25

$1.25

volume discounts shall apply for Class II and III tolls only.

FISCAL YEAR VOLUME DISCOUNT$24,000 - $50,000 3%$50,001 - $75,000 5%$75,001 - $100,000 7%$100,001 and over 10%

and such discount, if applicable,shall be reimbursed to the user inthe same currency as applied tosuch toll charges, or pro rata ifboth U.S. and Canadiancurrencies were involved, within60 days after the completion ofthe fiscal year in which the samewas earned.

(e) Inspection of cargo documents. Upon request of anyauthority employee, operators of trucks and tractor-trailersshall permit examination of such papers and/or documentsas may be deemed necessary to determine the weight orthe character of the material being carried therein, prior to,during or after the crossing of the facilities.(f) Non-revenue passage. Tolls shall not be charged for:Pedestrians, Vehicles with valid passes, Bicycles withoutmotors, Fire or Emergency apparatus such as ambulancesand rescue vehicles and police vehicles attending anaccident or emergency call.(g) Currency Exchange Rate For Tolls. The Authorityshall review and set by Resolution any changes in currencyrate or exchange for payment of tolls and other charges in

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Canadian currency in January and July of each year for theperiods following March 1 through August 31 andSeptember 1 through the last day of February respectively,or at such other times as the Authority may determine isnecessary.

Section 5502.2 Commutation trip card regulations.In the use of commutation trip fare card, the followingspecial conditions are hereby established in addition tothose relative to the operation of a vehicle:The card is valid for two years from date of purchase.(a) The commutation trip fare card is only valid for CategoryI vehicles, as described in subdivision (c) of section 5502.1of this Part, which is under 8,000 lbs. (3,629 kgs) grossweight or school buses on regularly scheduled studentpickup and delivery routes, for the first two axles on anysuch vehicle or school bus.(b) The card must be presented to the toll collector.(c) The commutation trip card is not redeemable.(d) Commutation trip card is only valid for Class I vehiclesdescribed in subdivision (c) of section 5502.1 above whichare under 8,000 Ibs. (3,629 kgs.) gross weight or schoolbuses on regularly scheduled student pickup and deliveryroutes for the first two (2) axles on any such vehicle orschool bus.(e) The commutation trip card must be surrendered to thetoll collector upon expiration.(f) A commutation trip card, which is lost, will not bereplaced with substitutes by the Authority.

Section 5502.3 Nonpayment of toll. Toll must be tenderedall in lawful U.S. currency or all in lawful Canadian

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currency. The evasion, nonpayment, payment in other thansuch currency, payment of less than the full amount(except for applicable fiscal year volume discounts), orother failure to comply with the toll rate schedule for anyreason is prohibited.

PART 5503

TRAFFIC

Section5503.1 Inspection of vehicles5503.2 Types of traffic excluded5503.3 Vehicles requiring special permits or escorts

Section 5503.1 Inspection of vehicles. Before using andduring use of the facilities, all vehicles shall be subject toinspection by any authority employee when, in the opinionof such authority employee, such inspection is required todetermine whether such use would be in violation of theserules and regulations, and the determination that anyvehicle so inspected is unsafe shall be in the sole andexclusive judgement of such authority employee and finaland binding upon all persons.

Section 5503.2 Types of vehicles excluded. Vehiclesloaded in such a manner or with such materials or soconstructed or equipped as possibly to endanger personsor property or likely to render the use of the facilities unsafeshall be excluded from use of the facilities and thetransportation of any such vehicle is hereby prohibited.Without limiting the foregoing, the following types of

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vehicles come within the meaning of this section and shallbe denied use of the facilities:

(a) Vehicles with persons standing on the outside thereofsitting on the rear with feet dangling.(b) Vehicles having flat tires.(c) Non-gas-propelled bicycle which are being ridden onthe bridges.(d) Construction vehicles with metal tires, tracks, or solidrubber tires.(e) Pushcarts, wheelbarrows, bicycles and similar vehicles.Bicycles may be walked, not ridden, on the bridgesidewalks only.(f) Vehicles loaded with garbage, papers, loose hay, strawor loose materials not effectively covered and/or secured.(g) Vehicles loaded with animals or poultry not properlyconfined.(h) Vehicles overloaded to such an extent that the meansof propulsion are insufficient.(i) Vehicles with inadequate brakes.(j) Vehicles which are towing another vehicle with otherthan a steel tow-bar device connecting same (e.g. ropesand/or chains).(k) Buses with passengers standing between the driver andthe front entrance door or so located as to obstruct the viewof the driver to the front sides.(l) Vehicles emitting excess smoke or gas.(m) Vehicles which would be excluded from passagewithout a special permit or escort, under section 5503.3hereof, and for which no such permit has been issued or nosuch escort provided.(n) Vehicles determined to be unsafe by an authority

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employee under section 5503.1 hereof.

Section 5503.3 Vehicles requiring special permits orescorts.(a) No vehicle falling within any of the following categoriesshall be permitted to use the facilities unless a specialpermit is issued by the authority employee in charge and, ifrequired as a condition of such permit, a special escort isprovided and fees therefore paid, viz:

(1) Vehicles having a gross weight in excess of 45 tons.(40,842 kgs.)(2) Vehicles having a height in excess of 14 feet (4.2672meters).(3) Vehicles having a width in excess of 8 feet 6 inches(2.6218 meters).(4) Vehicles which require a special permit under the lawsof the State of New York or the Province of Ontario,Canada, as the case may be, because of their length.(5) Vehicles transporting explosives, radioactive materialsor dangerous commodities.(6) Vehicles which have recently carried explosives,radioactive materials or other dangerous commodities andshow any evidence of residue of such materials orcommodities.

In determining whether or not such special permit shouldbe issued or, if issued, what conditions should applythereto, such authority employee in charge may confer withthe authority's consulting engineers, counsel and/orwhatever other specialists or regulatory agencies he mayconsider appropriate in the circumstances, but such

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determination in any given situation shall be the sole andexclusive judgment of such authority employee in chargeand final and binding upon all persons.

SPECIAL PERMIT & ESCORT FEESEffective March 1, 2007

Description RateUS Dollars

From U.S. Toll plaza northbound $90.00From Can. toll plaza southbound $90.00

PART 5504

OPERATION OF VEHICLES

Section5504.1 Reasonable Speed5504.2 Speed Limits5504.3 Compliance with traffic control devices5504.4 Compliance with directions of authority

employees5504.5 Payment of toll5504.6 Proper entry upon facilities5504.7 Trucks and buses required to keep right;

maintain distance5504.8 Stopping and parking5504.9 Unattended vehicles5504.10 U turns

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5504.11 Passing5504.12 Backing vehicles5504.13 Repairs and tire changes5504.14 Use of headlights and horns5504.15 Emergency and authority vehicles5504.17 Abandoned vehicles and property

15 Section 5504.1 Reasonable speed. No person shalloperate a motor vehicle on the vehicular crossing at aspeed greater than is reasonable and prudent under theconditions and without having regard to the actual andpotential hazards then existing.

Section 5504.2 Speedlimits. The maximum speed on thevehicular crossing is 40 miles per hour in the State of NewYork and 50 kilometers per hour in the Province of Ontario,unless otherwise posted and except where a specialhazard exists that requires lower speed as provided insection 5504.1, and no person shall operate a vehicle onthe vehicular crossing at a speed in excess thereof.

Section 5504.3 Compliance with traffic control devices.Every person shall obey the instructions of any applicabletraffic control device, unless otherwise directed by anauthority employee.

Section 5504.4 Compliance with directions of authorityemployees. No person shall fail or refuse to comply withany lawful order or direction of any authority employee.

Section 5504.5 Payment of toll. All vehicles which intendto cross any bridge shall first pay the toll prescribed by

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section 5502.1 at the regularly established places orbooths for the collection of such tolls.

Section 5504.6 Proper entry upon facilities. Entry uponthe facilities except at the toll plazas designated for suchpurposes is prohibited, without regard to intent to evadetolls. Violators shall be assessed for tolls properly payablein accordance with the toll rate schedule as listed in section5502.1.

Section 5504.7 Trucks and buses required to keep right;maintain distance.

(a) When two or more lanes and booths are open at the tollplaza, trucks and buses shall use the lane and booth thatis open at the farthest point on the right hand side unlesssignage indicates otherwise or instructed by an authorityemployee. For the purpose of this section, the right-handside shall be as the vehicle is approaching the plaza orbooth prior to paying the toll prescribed.

(b) All commercial trucks and buses shall maintain adistance of 500 feet (150 meters) between other likevehicles traveling in the same direction while on thebridges.

Section 5504.8 Stopping and parking. No person shallstop or park a vehicle upon the vehicular crossing except:

(a) when necessary to avoid injury or damages to personsor property;(b) in compliance with the direction of an authority

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employee;(c) while paying tolls;(d) when disabled;(e) in areas on the vehicular crossing provided and markedby signs, striping or other devices marked for suchpurposes;(f) at designated stopping points prior to customs andimmigration and related inspection booths and areas.

Section 5504.9 Unattended vehicles.

(a) No person shall leave a vehicle unattended upon thevehicular crossing except in case of an emergency or in theconduct of business with the authority, customs officials,immigration officials, carriers or customs brokers, and thenonly in areas designated for such purpose.(b) When it is permitted for a motor vehicle to standunattended, no person driving or in charge of such vehicleshall leave it so unattended without first stopping theengine and effectively setting the brake thereon, and whenstanding upon any grade, turning the front wheels to thecurb or blocking the wheels.

Section 5504.10 U turns. No U turns shall be made on thevehicular crossing except under the direction of anauthority employee.

Section 5504.11 Passing. No passing of other vehicles onthe vehicular crossing shall be made except under thedirection of an authority employee.

Section 5504.12 Backing vehicles. No person shall back

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a vehicle upon the vehicular crossing unless suchmovement can be made with safety and without interferingwith other traffic using the facilities.

Section 5504.13 Repairs and tire changes. No personshall make a repair to a vehicle or change a tire thereonupon the vehicular crossing unless authorized to do so byan authority employee.

Section 5504.14 Use of headlights and horns. No personshall drive a vehicle upon the vehicular crossing using highbeam headlights. The flashing of headlights or sounding ofhorns on the vehicular crossing is prohibited except wheresuch procedures are required in the interest of safety.

Section 5504.15 Emergency and authority vehicles.Upon the approach of any ambulance, police or firedepartment or authority vehicle, giving adequate warningby means of a siren or warning lights, all traffic shallproceed off the bridges on to the right-hand side orshoulder of the connecting highway and/or bridgeapproach roads.

Section 5504.17 Abandoned vehicles and property.(a) Vehicles left unattended or any other propertyabandoned in or upon the facilities may be removed by theauthority.(b) Disabled or abandoned vehicles may be removed fromthe facilities by the authority. The cost of such removal maybe assessed by the authority against the owner or operatorthereof.

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PART 5505

PROHIBITED CONDUCTSection5505.1 Compliance with orders of authority

employees or police5505.2 Disruptive conduct5505.3 Parades, assemblages or demonstrations5505.4 Hitchhiking; loitering5505.5 Soliciting and commercial activity5505.6 Damaging authority property5505.7 Littering5505.8 Possession and consumption of alcoholic

beverages5505.9 Transporting or storing dangerous materials

Section 5505.1 Compliance with orders of authorityemployees or police. No person using the facilities shallfail, neglect or refuse to comply with any lawful order toany authority employee or police officer.

Section 5505.2 Disruptive conduct. Any person whoshall conduct himself in a manner which interferes, orthreatens or tends to interfere, with the free, orderly andsafe flow of traffic on the facilities can be denied the useof the facilities.

Section 5505.3 Parades, assemblages ordemonstrations. No parades, assemblages ordemonstrations of any kind shall be held in or upon thefacilities without the express prior written permission ofthe authority.

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Section 5505.4 Hitchhiking; loitering. No person shallhitchhike upon the vehicular crossing, nor shall anyperson or persons congregate, stand, sit or loiter in orupon the facilities.

Section 5505.5 Soliciting and commercial activity. Noperson shall solicit, sell or deliver, or offer to sell ordeliver, any type of goods or services, upon the facilitieswithout the prior express written permission of theauthority.

Section 5505.6 Damaging authority property. No personshall damage, mark or deface the facilities.

Section 5505.7 Littering. No person shall throw, dump,deposit or place, or cause to be thrown, dumped,deposited or placed, any refuse, litter or material of anykind and nature upon the facilities.

Section 5505.8 Possession and consumption ofalcoholic beverages. No person shall consume anyintoxicating beverage nor have in his or her possessionany open bottle or container containing liquor, beer, wineor other alcoholic beverage while such person is on thefacilities.

Section 5505.9 Transporting or storing dangerousmaterials. No person shall transport or store in or uponthe facilities any explosives or other dangerous materialsor articles unless the same meet all the applicableconditions and requirements of the United States andCanadian regulations governing same, as well as section5503.3.

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