LD 1600
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6.__Operating ATV on public way.__Except as provided in this
subsection, a person may not operate an ATV, other than an ATV
registered with the Secretary of State under Title 29-A, on any
portion of a public way maintained or used for the operation of
conventional motor vehicles or on the sidewalks of any public
way.

 
A.__A properly registered ATV may be operated on a public
way only the distance necessary, but in no case to exceed
300 yards, on the extreme right of the traveled way for the
purpose of crossing, as directly as possible, a public way,
sidewalk or culvert.

 
B.__A properly registered ATV may be operated on a public
way only the distance necessary, but in no case to exceed
500 yards, on the extreme right of the traveled way for the
sole purpose of crossing, as directly as possible, a bridge,
overpass or underpass, as long as that operation can be made
in safety and that it does not interfere with traffic
approaching from either direction on the public way.

 
C.__An ATV may be operated on any portion of a public way
when the public way has been closed in accordance with Title
23, section 2953.

 
D.__An ATV may be operated on a public way that is not
maintained or used for the operation of conventional motor
vehicles, except that operation on the left side of the way
is prohibited during the hours from sunset to sunrise.

 
E.__An ATV may be operated on streets and public ways during
a period of emergency when the emergency has been so
declared by a police agency having jurisdiction and when
travel by conventional motor vehicles is not practicable.

 
F.__An ATV may be operated on streets and public ways in
special events of limited duration conducted according to a
prearranged schedule under a permit from the governmental
unit having jurisdiction.

 
G.__An ATV may be operated on a public way on the extreme
right of the traveled way by a law enforcement officer for
the sole purpose of traveling between the place where the
ATV is usually stored and an area to be patrolled by the law
enforcement officer.

 
H.__Notwithstanding paragraphs A to G, an ATV may be
operated on the extreme right of a public way of a
municipality or an unorganized or unincorporated township if
the appropriate governmental unit has designated the public
way as an ATV-access route.__A public way designated by an


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