(a) As used in these rules of conduct, the words herein shall have the meanings provided in this section. Words of the masculine gender shall be deemed and construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders. Words imparting the singular number shall include the plural numbers and vice-versa, unless the context shall otherwise dictate.

1. (1) Authority and RGRTA each mean the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority and its wholly controlled subsidiaries (RTS, RTS Access, RTS Genesee, RTS Livingston, RTS Ontario, RTS Orleans, RTS Seneca, RTS Wayne, and RTS Wyoming).
2. (1) Bus shelters shall mean those structures located in transit vehicle loading zones that provide cover for the general public to board and alight transit vehicles.
3. (3) Commercial activity or activities shall mean any enterprise or venture by groups or individuals for the purpose of promoting or selling products or services to RGRTA employees or the general public, whether for profit or not.
4. (4) General public shall mean any person or group of persons, including RGRTA employees, not acting in an official capacity at the time.

5. (5) Harassment shall mean acts occurring within or about RGRTA facilities or vehicles:

   1. (i) when a person intentionally and repeatedly harasses another person by following such person in or about a public place or places or by engaging in a course of conduct or by repeatedly committing acts which places such person in reasonable fear of physical injury;

   2. (ii) when a person, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm another person:

      1. (a) strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects another person to physical contact, or attempts to or threatens to do the same; or
      2. (b) follows a person about in a public place or places; or
      3. (c) engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which alarm or seriously annoy such other person and which serve no legitimate purpose.
6. (6) Loitering shall mean remaining in any transportation facility, unless specifically authorized to do so, for the purpose of soliciting or engaging in any business, trade, or commercial transactions involving the sale of merchandise or services, or for the purpose of entertaining persons by singing, dancing or playing any musical instrument.
7. (7) Park-and-ride lots shall mean locations officially designated by RGRTA at which persons may park their individual vehicles or bicycles and transfer to a RGRTA transit vehicle or car/vanpool vehicles. The term shall include all physical improvements and landscaping connected with a park-and-ride lot.
8. (8) Person shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, organization, association, or entity of any kind.
9. (9) Public communication activity or public activities shall mean the posting or distribution of flyers, pamphlets, brochures, books or other written material, collecting petition signatures, political campaigning, demonstrating, displaying signs, picketing, unscheduled playing of musical instruments or other performances, public speaking, conducting surveys, soliciting or receiving of funds or contributions of any kind for any purpose, or otherwise communicating or attempting to communicate to the general public.
10. (10) Public transportation services shall include fixed route and paratransit services, whether operated by RGRTA or any governmental agency, private person, firm or corporation contracting with RGRTA.
11. (11) RGRTA employee shall mean any part-time or full-time, temporary or regular, exempt or non-exempt, represented or non-represented person, including an intern, who is compensated by RGRTA for services by wages, salary, or other remuneration.
12. (12) RGRTA facilities and properties shall mean all facilities, including the RTS transit center, structures, schedule and news racks, kiosks, fare vending machines, bulletin and information boards, bus shelters, bus stop signs, lands, interest in lands, air rights over lands, and rights of way of all kinds that are owned, leased, held, or used by RGRTA for the purpose of providing public transportation services, including, but not limited to, park and ride lots, transit centers, bus shelters, and areas that are used by the public to board and alight transit vehicles.
13. (13) RTS transit center shall mean the downtown transit center located at 60 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY.
14. (14) Rules of conduct shall mean the rules of conduct adopted by the board of commissioners of RGRTA on August 4, 2016, which regulate conduct occurring on RGRTA transit vehicles, within or upon RGRTA facilities and properties, and in connection with RGRTA’s provision of public transportation services. Unless otherwise provided herein, such definition shall include, collectively, sections 4901.1 through 4901.5 of this Part.
15. (15) Transit-related activities shall mean activities associated with the provision or support of RGRTA public transportation services, the use of those services by the general public, or RGRTA sales, promotion and maintenance activities in support of RGRTA public transportation services.

16. (16) Transit vehicle shall include every motor vehicle, and any other device, which:

    1. (i) is capable of being moved within, upon, above, or below a public highway;
    2. (ii) is owned or operated by RGRTA, including road supervisor cars and tow trucks; and
    3. (iii) includes revenue vehicles used for the purpose of carrying customers together on a regular schedule.