An Act To Allow Certain Unreqistered All-terrain Vehicles To Participate in Special Events in the State Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: 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,
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0431
Committee Amendment CA_A_H224 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A, to H.P. 316, L.D. 431, Bill, 
Act To Grant Limited Reciprocity to Nonresident ATV Users" 
"An 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Allow Certain Unreqistered All-terrain Vehicles To 
Participate in Special Events in the State' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
title and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'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: 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
~.,. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .~. to H.P. 316, L.D. 431 
Sec. 1. 12 MRS A §13155, sub-§I-A, 1JA, 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 e~sewhere within the jurisdiction of the State. 
(2) 
Registration is not required for an ATV operated 
by a 
commercial ski area for the purpose of packing 
snow or for rescue operations on the commercial ski 
area, unless the ATV is required to cross a public way 
during that operation. 
(3) 
An ATV 
owned and operated in the State by the 
Federal 
Government, 
the 
State 
or 
a 
political 
subdivision of the State is exempt from registration 
fees but must be registered and is required to display 
registration numbers. 
(4) 
An ATV registration for the farm use specified in 
Title 29-A, section 501, subsection 8, paragraph E is 
not 
required 
for 
a 
vehicle 
registered 
with 
the 
Secretary of State 
under Title 
29-A, 
section 
501, 
subsection 8. 
(5) 
An 
ATV 
registered in another 
state or 
in 
a 
Canadian 
province 
may 
be 
operated 
without 
being 
registered pursuant to this section at a special event 
organized to occur in this State if the special event 
organizer 
submits 
a 
request 
in 
writing 
to 
the 
commissioner 60 days prior to the special event and 
provides the commissioner with a map of the trails to 
be used during the special event and the commissioner 
approves the request. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved. I 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and exempts an all-terrain 
vehicle registered in another state or a province of Canada from 
the registration requirements of this State if that all-terrain 
vehicle is participating in a special event in Maine and the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .~ 
.. to H.P. 316, L.D. 431 
organizers of the special event have the prior approval of the 
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. 
This amendment 
also adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/22/05 frac 
LD431 
LR 1001(02) 
An Act to Grant Limited Reciprocity to Nonresident ATV Users 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
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