LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Clark County commissioners opted Tuesday not to vote on a possible new ordinance that would prevent people from stopping on the pedestrian bridges that dot the Las Vegas Strip.

The Board of Commissioners decided to push back a public hearing on the ordinance to establish "pedestrian flow zones" for the bridges until Jan. 2.

Under the proposed ordinance, a pedestrian bridge and the 20 feet surrounding the elevators and escalators would be listed as a flow zone. It would be considered unlawful for any person to stop, stand or engage in activity that makes another person stop or stand within the zone.

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Anyone who violates the ordinance could be found guilty of a misdemeanor and face up to six months in jail or a $1,000 fine.

The text of the ordinance says that the bridges were designed specifically for pedestrian crossing and that stopping can create conditions "that can foment disorder which, in turn, can lead to crime and serious safety issues."

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada decried the ordinance, saying that it would lead to "selective enforcement" and criminalizing ordinary behavior.

"Delaying is a good start, but with a proposal this disastrous and dangerous, this should never see the light of day," ACLU of Nevada executive director Athar Haseebullah said in a post on social media.