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LR 1321
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

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

 
2. Fee. Except as provided in subsection 2-B, the annual
snowmobile registration fee is as follows:

 
A. For residents, $25 $30. The registration for a
snowmobile owned by a resident is valid for one year,
commencing on July 1st of each year; and

 
B. For nonresidents:

 
(1) Thirty-five Forty dollars for a 3-consecutive day
registration. A person may purchase more than one 3-
day registration in any season;

 
(2) Fifty Fifty-five dollars for a 10-consecutive day
registration. A person may purchase more than one 10-
day registration in any season; and

 
(3) Sixty Sixty-five dollars for a seasonal
registration.

 
The registration for a snowmobile owned by a nonresident
must specify the dates for which the registration is valid.

 
Five dollars from the registration fee in this subsection is
to be transferred to a special fund administered by the Off-
Road Recreational Vehicle Division of the Bureau of Parks
and Lands within the Department of Conservation.__The funds
must be used to assist any entity that has a snowmobile
trail grooming contract with the bureau in the purchase of
trail grooming equipment.

 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7824, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1997, c. 227, §4, is
further amended to read:

 
9. Requirement. Except as specifically provided in this
subsection, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
snowmobile belonging to a nonresident may be possessed or
operated by any person in this State without being registered in
this State as long as:

 
A. The snowmobile is properly registered in this State in
the name of a nonresident owner of the snowmobile; and.

 
B. The nonresident owner of the snowmobile is a resident of
a state, province, country or district with which this State
has reciprocity.


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