Rules for Riding the Bus and Using Transit Facilities

The following are violations of transit rules:Consuming any form of food or beverage or carrying or possessing any food or beverage in a container other than a container that is tightly closed, covered, or packaged so as to minimize the possibility of accidental spillage when the container is shaken or dropped; provided that nothing contained in this Subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the carrying or possession of groceries in a suitable bag or other container;Using or playing any electronic device, musical instrument, or other sound-producing or sound-emitting device:Unless the device is connected to a headphone or earphone which limits the sound produced or emitted to the individual user, orIn the case of a telephone, cell phone, pager, or other two-way communication device, unless it is placed on "silent" or "vibrate" mode that prevents the sound produced or emitted from being audible to other passengers.Nothing contained in this Subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the driver of the bus or vehicle from using or playing such devices for official business. Further, nothing contained in this Subsection shall be construed as prohibiting passengers from using telephones and pagers for communication purposes; provided they are used in accordance with Subsection (b)(l) and (2). As used in this Subsection, "electronic device" includes but is not limited to televisions, radios, recording devices, portable stereos, electronic games, telephones, cell phones, walkie-talkies, and pagers;Carrying or possessing any live animals, except a service animal properly harnessed and accompanied by the individual with a disability owning the service animal or to whom the service animal has been furnished;Discarding, disposing of, placing, throwing, or dropping any litter in, on, or from the County bus, vehicle, or transit facility, except into receptacles designated for that purpose;Failing or refusing to vacate seats designated as priority seating for elderly or disabled passengers or the fold-down or other movable seat area designated for wheelchair securement, when requested to do so by the driver or any other agent of the transit system, or a police officer; provided that nothing contained in this Subsection shall be construed as requiring other elderly or disabled passengers to vacate seats designated as priority seating for elderly or disabled passengers; and provided further that nothing contained in this Subsection shall be construed as requiring the driver or other agent of the transit system to enforce a request that other passengers move from the priority seating area or wheelchair securement area;Carrying or possessing any flammable, combustible, explosive, corrosive, or highly toxic liquid or other substance, article, or material that is likely to cause harm to others or to emit any foul or noxious dust, mist, fume, gas, vapor, or odor; provided that nothing contained in this Subsection shall be construed as prohibiting a person from carrying or possessing any match or cigar, cigarette, or pipe lighter, which is not lighted or smoldering;Abuse and harassment of bus personnel or passengers is prohibited in County of Kaua'i Transportation facilities and vehicles;Spitting, expectorating, urinating or defecating in, on, or from the County bus, vehicle, or transit facility; provided that nothing contained in this Subsection shall be construed as applying to any person who cannot comply with this Subsection as a result of a disability, age, or a medical condition;Obstructing, impeding, hindering, interfering with or otherwise disrupting the safe and efficient operation of the County bus or vehicle or any driver or other agent of the transit system in the performance of that individual's official duties;When boarding a County bus or vehicle:Knowingly failing or refusing to pay the applicable fare for transportation on the County bus or vehicle in cash, orPresenting a pass or other fare medium for transportation on such bus or paratransit vehicle, when the person presenting such fare medium knows it has not been provided, authorized, or sold by or for the transit system, or knows that the pass or other fare medium is not valid for the place, time, and manner in which it is presented, or knows that presentation of the pass or other fare medium violates a restriction on the use of such fare medium imposed by Agency rules;The driver of any County bus or vehicle or any other agent of the transit system or any police officer may refuse to allow any person to board the bus or vehicle:When a person is not wearing a shirt, pants, shorts or dress, or both, and footwear,When a person with an unavoidable grossly repulsive odor so extreme it causes a nuisance, unreasonably interferes with the use, operation, or enjoyment of County bus facilities or vehicles for bus personnel or patrons, or creates an unsafe condition. Notwithstanding the forgoing, this Subsection shall not apply to persons with odors directly related to a disability or medical condition unless the odor is so severely disruptive that it interferes with the use or operation of the County bus facility or vehicle by bus personnel or patrons, or creates a direct threat or an unsafe condition. Extreme odors may arise from a variety of sources, including one's body, possessions, clothing, food, chemicals, or accompanying animals, orWhen the person is a child who is not accompanied by a responsible adult;Any person who violates the provisions of Sections 17B-l.2(a) through (k) may be denied boarding or be ejected from the bus or vehicle. It shall be a violation of this Subsection for a person to board a bus or vehicle after being instructed not to by an authorized individual. Additionally, it shall be a violation of this Subsection for a person to refuse, or fail to, immediately exit a bus or vehicle when requested to do so by an authorized individual. Authorized individuals are the bus or vehicle driver, agent of the Agency, or any police officer.