An Act to Provide for Enforcement of Snowmobile and All-terrain Vehicle Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1924
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: DUNPHY, CRAY, HALL, JACKSON, POMERLEAU
Amends: 12 MRSA §13104, 12 MRSA §13155

Legislative Document
No. 1924
H.P. 1229
House of Representatives, May 11, 2023
An Act to Provide for Enforcement of Snowmobile and All-terrain 
Vehicle Laws
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative DUNPHY of Embden.  (BY REQUEST)
Cosponsored by Representatives: CRAY of Palmyra, HALL of Wilton, JACKSON of Oxford, 
POMERLEAU of Standish.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13104, sub-§4, as corrected by RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §9, is 
amended to read:
4.  Fee.  Except as provided in subsection 5, the annual snowmobile registration fee is 
as follows:
A.  For residents, $55 $65.  The registration for a snowmobile owned by a resident is 
valid for one year, commencing on July 1st of each year; and
B.  For nonresidents:
(1)  Seventy-four Eighty-four dollars for a 3-consecutive-day registration.  A 
person may purchase more than one 3-day registration in any season;
(2)  One hundred and nineteen twenty-nine dollars for a seasonal registration; and
(3)  Ninety-nine One hundred and nine dollars for a 10-consecutive-day 
registration.  A person may purchase more than one 10-day registration in any 
season.
The registration for a snowmobile owned by a nonresident must specify the dates for 
which the registration is valid.
Ten dollars from each resident registration fee and $15 from each nonresident registration 
fee collected pursuant to this subsection must be transferred to a special fund administered 
by the Off-Road Vehicle Division of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department 
of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.  The funds must be used to assist any entity that 
has a snowmobile trail grooming contract with the Bureau of Parks and Lands in the 
purchase of trail-grooming equipment.  The funds also may be used for the repair or 
overhaul of trail-grooming equipment.
Seventeen dollars from each resident snowmobile registration fee must be transferred to 
the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, 
Bureau of Parks and Lands.
Sixteen dollars from each nonresident 3-day snowmobile registration fee, $16 from each 
nonresident 10-day snowmobile registration fee and $21 from each nonresident seasonal 
snowmobile registration fee must be transferred to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands.
Five Fifteen dollars from each nonresident 3-day snowmobile registration fee and 10-day 
snowmobile registration fee, $10 from each nonresident seasonal snowmobile registration 
fee and $10 from each resident snowmobile registration fee must be transferred to the 
Snowmobile Enforcement Fund established under section 10258.
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §13155, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2021, c. 215, §7 and affected 
by §15, is further amended to read:
5.  Fees.  The ATV registration fee is:
A.  For a resident, $70 $80 annually.  The registration for an ATV owned by a resident 
is valid for one year, beginning on July 1st of each year; and
B.  For a nonresident:
(1)  One hundred and ten dollars for a registration valid for 7 consecutive days.  A 
person may purchase more than one 7-day registration in any season; and
(2)  One hundred fifteen and twenty-five dollars for a registration valid for one 
year.
The registration for an ATV owned by a nonresident must specify the dates for which 
the registration is valid.
Thirty-seven dollars of each fee collected pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in 
the ATV Recreational Management Fund established in section 1893, subsection 2 and 
must be used to maintain designated state-approved ATV trails.
Ten dollars of each fee collected pursuant to paragraph A and $20 of each fee collected 
pursuant to paragraph B must be deposited in the ATV Enforcement Fund established in 
section 10267.
Sec. 3.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
ATV Enforcement Fund Z276
Initiative: Provides allocation for the purchase of 16 law enforcement all-terrain vehicles 
for use in department enforcement activities.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
2023-24
2024-25
Capital Expenditures
$368,000
$368,000
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__________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL
$368,000
$368,000
SUMMARY
This bill increases registration fees for snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles by $10 and 
dedicates the additional revenue to the Snowmobile Enforcement Fund and the ATV 
Enforcement Fund, respectively.  It provides an allocation for the purchase of 16 law 
enforcement all-terrain vehicles for use by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
for enforcement activities.