Sec. 410. 12 MRSA §13155, sub-§5-A is enacted to read:

5-A.__Temporary fee.__Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, and in addition to any other special assessments that may be imposed, an additional, temporary $3 fee is imposed on all ATV registrations for the registration periods beginning July 1, 2003 and July 1, 2004.__The temporary fee must be collected at the time a registration is issued and credited in full to the ATV Recreational Management Fund of the Department of Conservation, established under section 7854, subsection 4.

This subsection is repealed June 30, 2005.

Sec. 411. 12 MRSA §13155, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed.

Sec. 412. 12 MRSA §13155, sub-§§8-A and 8-B are enacted to read:

8-A.__Registration inspection.__An owner or operator of an ATV shall present a registration certificate for inspection by any law enforcement officer on demand.

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

B.__A person who violates this subsection 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.

8-B.__Notification of destroyed, abandoned, stolen or permanently removed ATV.__The registrant shall notify the commissioner if an ATV is destroyed, abandoned, stolen or permanently removed from the State.

Sec. 413. 12 MRSA §13155, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

9. Display of registration numbers. Each new ATV sold in the State must have 3 1/2 inch by 6 inch spaces provided on the front and rear of the machine, as high above the tires as possible, for the vertical display of the registration numbers. A person may not operate an ATV that is required to be registered under this section unless registration numbers are displayed in these spaces or as otherwise required by the department.