This concept is supported by the State Sheriff's Association and the House Majority Leader. An enforcement agency shall be created specifically to regulate the use of motorized recreational vehicles . This agency can be a division of an existing law enforcement agency. This agency shall be funded from revenues generated by motorized recreation. No state or federal money shall be spent on motorized recreational trail development until enforcement is adequately funded.
Laws are meaningless without effective, consistent enforcement.
Users of motorized recreational vehicle, especially snowmobilers, have claimed they are able to police themselves, but with the increase of dangerous and lawless behavior, this is obviously not true. Allowed uses on public lands include use by hunters to get to and from hunting locations, DNR use, law enforcement use and other uses to accomplish a legitimate or necessary goal. Their use as recreation on private lands or use for agricultural purposes shall not be affected by this law. OHV use of trails during the spring thaw and after rains can cause severe erosion problems. They are also in use during the summer when trail use by hikers and horseback riders is at its peak.