Sec. B-400. 12 MRSA §13112, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

§13112. Racing meets

Notwithstanding section 10602 10650 and section 13106 13106-A, subsections 14, 15 and 16, snowmobiles operated at a prearranged racing meet whose sponsor has obtained a permit to hold such a meet from the commissioner are exempt from the provisions of this chapter concerning registration, noise, horsepower and lights during the time of operation at such meets and at all prerace practices at the location of the meet.

Sec. B-401. 12 MRSA §13152, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

2.__Training.__A person over 9 years of age and under 16 years of age must successfully complete a training program approved by the department prior to operating an ATV except on:

A.__Land on which that person is domiciled;

B.__Land owned or leased by that person's parent or guardian; or

C. Land where permission for the use has been granted to the person's parent or guardian.

The training program must include instruction on the safe operation of ATVs, the laws pertaining to ATVs, the effect of ATVs on the environment and ways to minimize that effect, courtesy to landowners and other recreationists and other materials as determined by the department.

Sec. B-402. 12 MRSA §13153, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§13153.__Rule violations; ATVs

The following penalties apply to violations of rules regulating ATVs.

1. Civil.__Notwithstanding section 10650, a person who violates a rule regulating ATVs commits a civil violation for