Section 2268 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, in effect, prohibits the operation on public highways of this State of a vehicle which is primarily designed to be propelled by human power and to which a motor is attached. In accordance with section 2268 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, the commissioner determines that any vehicle which is manufactured for retail sale without a motor, and to which a motor is attached is a motor-assisted vehicle and may not legally be operated upon the public highways of this State.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 15 § 102.9