| (1)__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. |
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| (2)__A person who violates this subsection after having | been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil | violations under this Part within the previous 5-year | period commits a Class E crime. |
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| (3)__In addition to any penalties imposed under this | subsection, the court may, subject to section 9321 and | Title 17-A, chapter 54, order restitution for fire | suppression costs incurred by state or municipal | government entities in suppressing a fire caused by an | ATV operating without a working spark arrester. |
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| | Sec. B-19. 12 MRSA §13157, sub-§15-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 15-A.__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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| | Sec. B-20. 12 MRSA §13157, sub-§21, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following | enacted in its place: |
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| | 21.__Operating ATV in prohibited area.__The following | provisions establish areas where the operation of an ATV is | prohibited. |
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| A.__A person may not operate an ATV: |
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| (1)__On a salt marsh, intertidal zone, marine sand | beach, sand dune or any cemetery, burial place or | burying ground; or |
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| (2)__When the ground is not frozen and sufficiently | covered with snow to prevent direct damage to the | vegetation: |
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