| | 17. Change the law regarding payment of sales and use tax | prior to ATV registration to parallel provisions relating to | snowmobiles; and repeal the law that allows for a 15-month | registration; |
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| | 18. Encourage membership in ATV clubs by offering a | discounted registration for ATV club members; |
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| | 19. Require ATV safety training for persons 18 years of age | and under; |
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| | 20. Distribute state ATV revenues from registration fees in | the same way as snowmobile registration fee revenues, with | percentages dedicated to the Department of Inland Fisheries and | Wildlife for law enforcement and safety, to the Department of | Conservation for trail grants and equipment and to towns in lieu | of personal property tax; |
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| | 21. Establish a damage mitigation fund with clear eligibility | guidelines to repair environmental damage or to reimburse | landowners for damage to crops, trees or orchards caused by ATV | operators, when those operators can not be identified or | prosecuted; |
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| | 22. Dedicate 10% of the total ATV registration fees to | Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife safety efforts, | including ATV training courses, ATV education, ATV public | awareness and a grant program to encourage innovative community | ATV safety programs; |
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| | 23. Dedicate all fines from violations of ATV laws to ATV | education, enforcement and trail programs; |
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| | 24. Make ATV violations count as points against a driver's | license based on the seriousness of the violation; |
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| | 25. Make an ATV OUI part of an ATV operator's motor vehicle | record so that that information is available for law enforcement | officers during a motor vehicle license check; |
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| | 26. Make the minimum-age requirements for operating boats, | snowmobiles and ATVs consistent; |
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| | 27. Authorize 5 regional part-time employees to work up to a | total of 1,000 hours annually assisting the Department of | Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands, Off-Road Vehicle | Division to develop clubs and trails and work on landowner | concerns or problems; and |
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