Sec. 30. 12 MRSA §13157-A, sub-§§24 and 25 are enacted to read:

24.__Unlawful operating ATV on temporarily closed trail.__A person may not operate an ATV on any section of a trail posted with a notice of temporary closure in accordance with this subsection.__The notice must specify the section of trail that is closed and the period of the closure and must be conspicuously posted at each end of the closed section of the trail.

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 of having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.

25.__Prohibited equipment.__A person may not operate an ATV that is equipped with a snorkel kit or other equipment designed to allow the ATV to be used in deep water except with the permission of the owner of the land on which the ATV is operated or as provided in section 13159.

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 of having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 31. Retroactivity. Those sections of this Act that repeal the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 13157; repeal and replace Title 12, section 13157-A, subsection 1, Title 12, section 13157-A, subsection 15, paragraph A, Title 12, section 13157-A, subsection 21, paragraph A and Title 12, section 13157- A, subsection 22; repeal Title 12, section 13157-A, subsection 23; and enact Title 12, section 13157-A, subsections 24 and 25 apply retroactively to August 31, 2004.

Sec. 32. 12 MRSA §13159, as amended by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §417 and affected by §422 and amended by c. 695, Pt. B, §24