2402 – Rules and Regulations.
§ 2402. Rules and regulations. With a view of achieving enjoyable and proper use of ATVs and minimizing the detrimental effect thereof upon the environment, rules and regulations relating to, but not limited to, the following may be adopted and promulgated as herein provided. 1. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations: (a) for conducting […]
2403 – Operation of Atvs; Where Permitted.
§ 2403. Operation of ATVs; where permitted. 1. Highways. No person shall operate an ATV on a highway except as provided herein. (a) An ATV may make a direct crossing on a highway other than an interstate highway or a controlled access highway, provided: (i) the crossing is made at an angle of approximately ninety […]
2404 – Operating Rules.
§ 2404. Operating rules. 1. No person shall operate an ATV: (a) at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing; (b) in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to unreasonably endanger the person or property of […]
2405 – Designation of Highways and Public Lands for Travel by Atvs.
§ 2405. Designation of highways and public lands for travel by ATVs. 1. Highways. Except with respect to interstate highways or controlled access highways, the department of transportation with respect to state highways, maintained by the state and any other governmental agency with respect to highways, including bridge and culvert crossings, under its jurisdiction may […]
2406 – Equipment.
§ 2406. Equipment. 1. No person shall operate an ATV unless it is equipped with: (a) brakes in good operating condition; (b) a muffler system in good operating condition which meets federal standards as established in 40 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 205.166, sub Part E; (c) a spark arrester approved by the United […]
2407 – Liability Insurance.
§ 2407. Liability insurance. 1. An ATV which is operated anywhere in this state other than on lands of the owner of the ATV shall be covered by a policy of insurance, in such language and form as shall be determined and established by the superintendent of financial services, issued by an insurance carrier authorized […]
2408 – Special Events.
§ 2408. Special events. 1. The commissioner shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend rules and regulations determining the special events which shall be subject to permit and designating the equipment and facilities necessary for safe operation of ATVs and for the safety of operators, participants, and observers in such special events. Copies […]
2291 – Disposition of Fees.
§ 2291. Disposition of fees. The commissioner shall deposit all monies received from the registration of ATVs and all fees otherwise collected under this article to the credit of the general fund, as prescribed by section twenty-two hundred eighty-two of this chapter.
2281 – Definitions.
§ 2281. Definitions. For the purposes of this article: 1. (a) “All terrain vehicle” or “ATV” means any self-propelled vehicle which is manufactured for sale for operation primarily on off-highway trails or off-highway competitions and only incidentally operated on public highways providing that such vehicle does not exceed seventy inches in width, or one thousand […]
2282 – Registration and Permit.
§ 2282. Registration and permit. 1. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall operate any ATV within the state unless such ATV has been registered and numbered in accordance with the provisions of this article, and the registration number for such ATV is in full force and effect and displayed as provided under this article […]