| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7824, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 227, §2, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 2. Fee. Except as provided in subsection 2-B, the annual | snowmobile registration fee is as follows: |
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| 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 |
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| (1) Thirty-five Forty dollars for a 3-consecutive day | registration. A person may purchase more than one 3- | day registration in any season; |
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| (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 |
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| (3) Sixty Sixty-five dollars for a seasonal | registration. |
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| The registration for a snowmobile owned by a nonresident | must specify the dates for which the registration is valid. |
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| 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. |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7824, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1997, c. 227, §4, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 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: |
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| A. The snowmobile is properly registered in this State in | the name of a nonresident owner of the snowmobile; and. |
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| 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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