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established under Title 29-A, section 2083, subsection 3. |
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| | | B.__The Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and | | Lands shall develop an administratively simple means of | | identifying trails that have been funded by the Snowmobile | | Trail Fund so that snowmobile riders can readily determine | | to which trails this subsection applies. |
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| | | C.__The following penalties apply to violations of this | | subsection. |
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| | | (1)__A person who violates paragraph A commits a civil | | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor | | more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | (2)__A person who violates paragraph A after having | | been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil | | violations under this Part within the previous 5-year | | period commits a Class E crime. |
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| | | Sec. 397. 12 MRSA §13107, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 | | and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | §13107. Unlawfully operating vehicle on snowmobile trail |
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| | | A person may not operate any 4-wheel-drive vehicle, dune | | buggy, all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle or any other motor | | vehicle, other than a snowmobile and appurtenant equipment, on | | snowmobile trails that are financed in whole or in part with | | funds from the Snowmobile Trail Fund, unless that use has been | | authorized by the landowner or the landowner's agent, or unless | | the use is necessitated by an emergency involving safety of | | persons or property. |
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| | | A person who violates this section commits a civil violation | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | may be adjudged. |
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| | | 1.__Violation.__A person who violates this section commits a | | civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more | | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | 2.__Repeat violations.__A person who violates this section | | after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil | | violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period | | commits a Class E crime. |
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| | | Sec. 398. 12 MRSA §13109, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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