An operator's license is not required for the operation of a snowmobile.

§13103.__Rule violations; snowmobiles and snowmobile races

Notwithstanding section 10602, a person who violates a rule regulating snowmobiles or the protection and safety of spectators at snowmobile races commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

§13104.__Registration

1.__Operating unregistered snowmobile.__Except as provided in this subsection and section 13112, a person may not operate a snowmobile that is not registered in accordance with this section.

A.__No registration is required for a snowmobile operated over the snow on land on which the owner lives or on lands on which the owner is domiciled, provided the snowmobile is not operated elsewhere within the jurisdiction of this State.

B.__No registration is required for a snowmobile operated by a commercial ski area for the purpose of packing snow or for rescue operation thereon, unless the snowmobile is required to cross a public way during that operation.

C.__Snowmobiles owned and operated in this State by the Federal Government, the State or political subdivision of the State are exempt from registration fees, but must be registered and required to display numbers.

D.__Registration is not required to field test repairs to a snowmobile if valid snowmobile repair shop number plates issued under section 13110 are affixed to the snowmobile during the field test and the snowmobile is not owned by the snowmobile repair shop or any repair shop employee.

E.__Registration is not required to field test repairs to a snowmobile when the snowmobile is tested on the premises of a snowmobile repair shop when the snowmobile repair shop is open and the snowmobile is not owned by the snowmobile repair shop or any repair shop employee.

A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.