An Act to Proh1b1t Off-trail Operation of a Snowmobile m an Area Closed to Off-trail Operation
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0732
Committee Amendment CA_A_S136 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §13106-A

COivlMITTEE AMENDI\IBNT "A " to S P 290, L D 732, "An Act to Proh1b1t Off-
trail Operation of a Snowmobile m an Area Closed to Off-trail Operation" 
Amend the bill by str1kmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13106-A, sub-§27 1s enacted to read 
27. Operating snowmobile m posted area. A person may not operate a snowmobile 
off a snowmobile trad identified by the Department of Agnculture, Conservation and 
Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands as havmg been funded by the Snowmobile Trad Fund 
pursuant to section 1893, subsection 3 1f the trad 1s posted as bemg closed to off-trad 
snowmobde operation and the operator has not obtamed the perm1ss10n of the applicable 
landowner or landowner's representative For purposes ofth1s subsection, "posted" means 
contammg s1gnage that 1s reasonably hkely to come to the attent10n of a person operatmg 
a snowmobde that md1cates that off-trad snowmobdmg 1s proh1b1ted and that 1s placed by 
the landowner, the landowner's representative, a local snowmobde club trad master servmg 
as the landowner's representative, a local snowmobile club representative or an employee 
of the Department of Inland F1shenes and Wildlife or the Department of Agnculture, 
Conservation and Forestry 
A A person who v10lates this subsection commits a c1vd v10lat1on for which a fme of 
not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be admdged 
B A person who v10lates this subsection after havmg been adrnd1cated as havmg 
committed 3 or more civil v10lat1ons under this Part w1thm the prev10us 5-year penod 
commits a Class E cnme' 
Amend the bdl by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to SP 290, L D 732 (S· f J') 
SUMMARY 
This amendment lnmts the bdl's apphcation to a snowmobde trad identified by the 
Department of Agnculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands as 
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havmg been funded by the Snowmobde Trad Fund The amendment also defmes "posted" 
for the purposes of the provis10n 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/11/23 ;t:,:,ae!. 
LD732 
LR 290(02) 
An Act to Proh1b1t Off-trail Operation of a Snowmobile m an Area Closed to Off-trail Operation 
Fiscal Note for BIii as Amended by Committee Amendment ''A-" Cf• r 36) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wddhfe 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - General Fund 
Mmor revenue mcrease - General Fund 
Mmor revenue mci ease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
, >rrectional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new Class E cnme 
The addit10nal workload associated with the immmal number of new cases filed m the court system does not reqmre 
additional fundmg at this time 
The collect10n of addit10nal fine revenue associated with prohibitmg snowmobile operat10n m an area that is closed 
to off-trail operat10n will mcrease General Fund and dedicated revenue by mmor amounts 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any addit10nal costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife from the provis10ns m this bill are expected 
to be mmor and can be absorbed withm existmg budgeted resources 
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