Section 101 – Limits on regulation of all-terrain vehicles.

• (1) As used in this chapter:
  • (a) “Political subdivision” means:
    • (i) a city, town, or metro township; or
    • (ii) a county, as it relates to the licensing and regulation of businesses in the unincorporated area of the county.
  • (b) “Street-legal ATV” means any all-terrain type vehicle that meets the requirements, including the registration, inspection, and license plate requirements, of being a street-legal ATV as described in Section 41-6a-1509.

• (2) For any business, including a business that rents one or more street-legal ATVs, a political subdivision may not as a condition of the business obtaining or maintaining a business license or permit:
  • (a) require any additional inspection, registration, or license plate requirements, including requiring any additional sticker or other identifying mark, for any street-legal ATV owned or rented by the business;
  • (b) require any equipment modifications of a street-legal ATV owned or rented by the business; or
  • (c) limit the amount of street-legal ATVs owned or rented by the business.

• (3) A political subdivision may not revoke or fail to renew a business license or permit of a business based on the violation of a traffic ordinance or other local ordinance by any customer of the business operating a street-legal ATV.

• (4) A political subdivision may not enact or enforce an unreasonable noise ordinance that imposes a fine or other penalty for the operation of a street-legal ATV.

Enacted by Chapter 306, 2022 General Session

Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted Chapter also in HB 232, Chapter 59 and SB 173, Chapter 446.