A. Any person or organization managing a race, an organized event involving bicycling, a bicycle tour, or devices listed in Moses Lake Municipal Code 8.60.030(A) which will take place in whole or in part in any public area in the City shall require that all participants under sixteen (16) years of age riding on or in tow wear approved helmets, and such persons and organizations shall reject participants who fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

B. The person or organization managing any such event, race, or tour shall include in any promotional brochures and on registration materials the requirement that participants wear approved helmets.

C. It is an affirmative defense to a violation of this section for a person or organization managing an event, race, or tour that all participants under sixteen (16) years of age were wearing approved helmets at the start of the event, race, or tour and were instructed to discontinue their participation by a person responsible for management of the event, race, or tour at any point where the participant failed to comply with the requirement of wearing an approved helmet. (Ord. 2682, 5/14/13)