Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 297, §§1 and 3, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §7856, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

1-A.__Written permission required.__A person may not operate on the land of another person without the prior written permission of that landowner.__A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §7857, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 297, §§1 and 3, is repealed.

Sec. 8. 12 MRSA §7857, sub-§23, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 297, §§1 and 3, is repealed.

Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §7857, sub-§23-A is enacted to read:

23-A.__Property damage.__An ATV operator who causes damage to the land or property of another person is liable to that land or property owner for treble damages.

Sec. 10. 12 MRSA §7901-A, sub-§12, śC, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B, §88 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is amended to read:

C. Chapter 715, subchapter IV 4 violations:

(1) Operating an unregistered ATV as described in section 7857, subsection 1;

(2) Failure to display ATV registration numbers as described in section 7857, subsection 1-A;

(3) Operating an ATV upon a controlled access highway as described in section 7857, subsection 2;

(4) Unlawfully operating an ATV on a snowmobile trail as described in section 7857, subsection 3;

(5) Unlawfully operating an ATV on a private road as described in section 7857, subsection 4;