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LD 854 Title Page An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Operation of All-terrain Vehicles Page 2 of 5
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 690, Pt. A,
§13 and affected by §18, is further amended to read:

 
3. Fee. The annual registration fee for an ATV is $17 $25
for a resident and $35 for a nonresident. The annual
registration fee for a resident who belongs to an ATV club or
organization is $20.

 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7856, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 421, Pt. B,
§85 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is further amended to read:

 
2. Stop and identify requirement. A person operating an
ATV upon the land of another shall may not fail to stop and
identify the person such operator upon the request of the
landowner or the landowner's duly authorized representative.
A person in violation must be held accountable to the owner
under existing laws and the penalty provided in Title 12,
section 7901-A who violates this subsection commits a Class E
crime.

 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7857, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 297, §§1
and 3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
1.__Operating unregistered ATV.__Except as provided in
subsection 24, paragraphs A and B, a person may not operate an
ATV that is not registered in accordance with section 7854.

 
A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7857, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 297, §§1
and 3, is amended to read:

 
2. Operating ATV upon controlled access highway. A person
is guilty, except Except as provided in subsection 24,
paragraph C, of operating an ATV upon a controlled access
highway, if he operates a person may not operate an ATV upon a
controlled access highway or within the right-of-way limits of
a controlled access highway.

 
A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §7857, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 289, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
3. Unlawfully operating ATV on snowmobile trail. A person
is guilty of unlawfully operating a vehicle on a snowmobile
trail if that person operates any may not operate a 4-wheel
drive vehicle, dune buggy, ATV, motorcycle or any other motor
vehicle, other than a snowmobile and appurtenant equipment, at
any time on snowmobile trails that are financed in whole or in


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