LD 1912
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LR 2788
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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;

 
18. Encourage membership in ATV clubs by offering a
discounted registration for ATV club members;

 
19. Require ATV safety training for persons 18 years of age
and under;

 
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;

 
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;

 
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;

 
23. Dedicate all fines from violations of ATV laws to ATV
education, enforcement and trail programs;

 
24. Make ATV violations count as points against a driver's
license based on the seriousness of the violation;

 
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;

 
26. Make the minimum-age requirements for operating boats,
snowmobiles and ATVs consistent;

 
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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