Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7824, sub-§2-B, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 227, §3, is amended to read:

2-B. Antique snowmobile registration fee. A resident who owns a snowmobile that is more than 25 years old may register that snowmobile under this subsection as an antique snowmobile. An antique snowmobile registration authorizes that snowmobile to be operated only for the purpose of occasional personal use and traveling to, returning from and participating in an exhibition, parade or other event of interest to the public and does not authorize that snowmobile to be used for commercial purposes. The fee for an antique snowmobile registration is $30. An antique snowmobile registration is valid until the ownership of that antique snowmobile is transferred to another person. Upon the transfer of ownership, the new owner may reregister that snowmobile as an antique snowmobile by paying the $30 antique snowmobile registration fee. The registration fee for an antique snowmobile is allocated according to subsection 3, paragraph A.

SUMMARY

This bill clarifies that a snowmobile registered as an antique snowmobile may be used for occasional personal use and is not be used for commercial purposes.