CHAPTER 122
S.P. 130 - L.D. 354
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7827, sub-§13-A is enacted to read:
13-A. Headgear required. A person operating a snowmobile on a snowmobile trail identified by the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands as having been funded by the Snowmobile Trail Fund pursuant to section 7824, subsection 4, may not:
A. If the person is under 18 years of age, fail to wear protective headgear that conforms to the standards established under Title 29-A, section 2083, subsection 3; or
B. Carry a passenger under 18 years of age on the snowmobile unless the passenger is wearing protective headgear that conforms to the standards established under Title 29-A, section 2083, subsection 3.
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.
The Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands shall develop an administratively simple means of identifying trails that have been funded by the Snowmobile Trail Fund so that snowmobile riders can readily determine to what trails this subsection applies.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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