CHAPTER 177

H.P. 316 - L.D. 431

An Act To Allow Certain Unregistered All-terrain Vehicles

To Participate in Special Events in the State

Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas, it is necessary that this legislation take effect immediately in order to allow nonresident all-terrain vehicle users to participate in special events in the State this spring and summer; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13155, sub-§1-A, ķA, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, §406 and affected by §422, is amended to read:

A. The following exceptions apply.

(1) Registration is not required for an ATV operated on land on which the owner lives or on land on which the owner is domiciled, as long as the ATV is not operated elsewhere within the jurisdiction of the State.