An Act To Set Speed Limits for All-terrain Vehicles on Trails within 50 Yards of a Stream or Pond To Prevent Runoff
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13157-A, sub-§28 is enacted to read:
28. Speed limits when operating near streams and ponds. A person may not operate an ATV at a speed of more than 15 miles per hour within 50 yards of a stream or pond unless the ground is frozen and sufficiently covered with snow.
A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 or 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 subsection within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.
summary
This bill prohibits the operation of an all-terrain vehicle at a speed of more than 15 miles per hour within 50 yards of a stream or pond, unless the ground is frozen and sufficiently covered with snow. It specifies that a person who violates this prohibition commits a civil violation, except that a person who violates this prohibition after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more violations of this prohibition within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.