LD 1920
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(2)__Modify the exhaust system of an ATV in any manner
that will increase the noise emitted above the following
emission standard:

 
(a)__Each ATV must meet noise emission standards
of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency and in no case exceed 82 decibels of sound
pressure level at 50 feet on the "A" scale, as
measured by the SAE standards J-192; or

 
(3) Operate an ATV without a working spark arrester.

 
B.__The following penalties apply to violations of this
subsection.

 
(1)__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.

 
(2)__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.

 
(3)__In addition to any penalties imposed under this
subsection, the court may, subject to section 9321 and
Title 17-A, chapter 54, order restitution for fire
suppression costs incurred by state or municipal
government entities in suppressing a fire caused by an
ATV operating without a working spark arrester.

 
16.__ATV headlight and taillight requirements.__This
subsection establishes light equipment requirements for the
operation of an ATV.

 
A.__Except as provided in this subsection and section 13159,
a person may not operate an ATV in the State, regardless of
where purchased, unless equipped with front and rear lights
as follows.

 
(1)__The ATV must have mounted on the front at least
one headlight capable of casting a white beam for a
distance of at least 100 feet directly ahead of the
ATV.

 
(2)__The ATV must have mounted on the rear at least one
taillight capable of displaying a light that must be
visible at a distance of at least 100 feet behind the
ATV.


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