| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7853, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 493, §59, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7853, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 493, §60, | is amended to read: |
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| | 3. Minimum age. No person less than 10 16 years of age may | operate an ATV, except on the land on which that person is | domiciled or land owned by that person's parent or guardian. |
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| | Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7857, sub-§13, as amended by PL 1997, c. 432, §55, | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | 13.__Unlawfully operating ATV while underage.__A person is | guilty of unlawfully operating an ATV while underage if that | person is under 16 years of age. |
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| | Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7857, sub-§13-A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 493, | §68, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7857, sub-§14, as amended by PL 1997, c. 432, §56, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §7857, sub-§14-A, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 493, | §69, is amended to read: |
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| | 14-A. Permitting child under 16 years of age to operate | ATV. A person is guilty, except as provided in subsection 24, | of permitting a child under the 16 years of age of 10 to | operate an ATV, if that person permits a child under the 16 | years of age of 10 to operate an ATV. |
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| | Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §7857, sub-§24, ¶E, as amended by PL 2001, c. 387, | §43, is further amended to read: |
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| E. Notwithstanding subsections subsection 13, 13-A and | 14, those subsections do this subsection does not apply on | land owned by the parent or guardian of the operator or on | land where permission for use has been granted to the | parent or guardian. |
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| | Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §7901-A, sub-§12, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 421, | Pt. B, §88 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is amended by repealing | subparagraphs (11) and (14). |
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| | Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §7901-A, sub-§12, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 421, | Pt. B, §88 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is amended by amending | subparagraph (15) to read: |
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