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CT Gen Stat § 14-386 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles|Section 14-386 - Enforcement. Failure to stop snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle upon request.

 (a) Any law enforcement officer of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, motor vehicle inspector, state police officer, uniformed municipal police officer, constable, state park policeman, state forest policeman or forest ranger may enforce the provisions of sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive.(b) No person operating a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall refuse to stop his snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle after being requested or signaled to do so by an authorized law enforcement officer, or the owner or the agent of the owner of the property upon which such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle is being operated. Any person operating a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle who refuses to stop his snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle upon such request or such signal by an authorized law enforcement officer shall have committed an infraction.(1969, P.A. 752, S. 8; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 10; 857, S. 3; P.A. 76-381, S. 15; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: 1971 acts gave constables, state park policemen and state forest policemen or forest rangers enforcement powers under Subsec. (a) and amended Subsec. (b) to include all-terrain vehicles in provisions and to require operator of vehicle to stop upon signal of property owner or his agent; P.A. 76-381 replaced provision for $50 maximum fine with statement that failure to stop is an infraction; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 14-386a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles|Section 14-386a - Prohibited manner of operation. Penalty. Liability for property damage.

 No person shall operate a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle in the following manner: (1) At an unreasonable or imprudent rate of speed for existing conditions; (2) in a negligent manner so as to endanger any person or property; or (3) while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, as provided in subsection (a) of section 14-227a. Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (1) or (2) of this section, or any regulation relating thereto, shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars for each offense. Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (3) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 14-227a. In addition thereto, the operator or owner, or both, of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, shall be responsible and held accountable to the owner of any land where trees, shrubs, crops, fences or other property have been damaged as a result of travel of such snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles over such land, or where consequential damage has resulted from such travel. Proof of the registration number of the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall be prima facie evidence in any prosecution or action for damages that the owner was the operator.(P.A. 76-381, S. 17; P.A. 06-147, S. 2.)History: P.A. 06-147 amended Subdiv. (3) to replace “while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, as defined by section 14-227a” with “while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, as provided in subsection (a) of section 14-227a”, made existing fine applicable only to violations of Subdiv. (1) or (2) of section or related regulation, and provided that any person who violates the provisions of Subdiv. (3) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Sec. 14-227a.
CT Gen Stat § 14-388 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles|Section 14-388 - Penalties. Liability.

 Except as otherwise provided, any person who violates any of sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive, or any regulation relating thereto shall have committed an infraction for each such offense. In addition thereto the operator or owner, or both, of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, shall be responsible and held accountable to the owner of any land where trees, shrubs, crops, fences or other property have been damaged as a result of travel of such snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles over such land, or where consequential damage has resulted from such travel. Proof of the registration number of the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall be prima facie evidence in any prosecution or action for damages that the owner was the operator.(1969, P.A. 752, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 12; 857, S. 5; P.A. 76-381, S. 18.)History: 1971 acts included all-terrain vehicles in provisions, included in responsibilities liability for damage to crops and fences and added reference to action for damages and consequential damage; P.A. 76-381 replaced provision for $250 maximum fine with statement that violation is an infraction unless otherwise provided.See Sec. 23-26g re penalties for violation of regulations re operation of all-terrain vehicles on state land.
CT Gen Stat § 14-389 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles|Section 14-389 - Administration by Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Reciprocal agreements.

 In the performance of his duties under sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive, the commissioner shall (1) prescribe uniform standards for such safety devices and equipment as he deems necessary and certify the types of devices and equipment which meet such standards and (2) promulgate such regulations respecting the registration, operation, sale and leasing of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles as he finds necessary for public safety. The commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the commissioner of motor vehicles or other like authority of any other state for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of said sections.(1969, P.A. 752, S. 12; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 13.)History: 1971 act made provisions applicable to all-terrain vehicles.See Secs. 23-26b, 23-26d and 23-26f re powers of Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to regulate all-terrain vehicles operating on state land.
CT Gen Stat § 14-390 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles|Section 14-390 - Municipal regulation of operation and use of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. Penalties. Seizure and forfeiture.

 (a) Any municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the operation and use, including hours and zones of use, of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and sections 14-379 to 14-389, inclusive, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and may prescribe a penalty for violation of such ordinance (1) in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for a first violation, in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars for a second violation and in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation, and (2) in the case of a municipality with a population of twenty thousand or more, to provide for the seizure and forfeiture to the municipality of such all-terrain vehicle for a violation of such ordinance, subject to any bona fide lien, lease or security interest in the all-terrain vehicle, including, but not limited to, a lien under section 14-66c.(b) No all-terrain vehicle shall be forfeited under an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section to the extent of the interest of an owner or lienholder by reason of any act or omission committed by another person if such owner or lienholder did not know and could not have reasonably known that such all-terrain vehicle was being used or was intended to be used in violation of a municipal ordinance.(c) Any all-terrain vehicle ordered forfeited pursuant to such an ordinance shall be sold at public auction conducted by the municipality. The proceeds of such sale shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality, who shall deposit such proceeds into the general fund of the municipality.(P.A. 73-318, S. 1, 2; P.A. 13-154, S. 2; P.A. 16-208, S. 2.)History: P.A. 13-154 added provision re municipality may prescribe penalty for violation of ordinance not to exceed $1,000 for first violation, $1,500 for second violation and $2,000 for third or subsequent violation; P.A. 16-208 designated existing provisions re municipal ordinance re operation and use of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles as Subsec. (a) and amended same by making technical changes, designated existing provision re penalties as Subdiv. (1), added Subdiv. (2) re seizure and forfeiture of all-terrain vehicle in case of municipality with population of 20,000 or more, added Subsec. (b) re exception to forfeiture, and added Subsec. (c) re sale at public auction of forfeited all-terrain vehicle.
CT Gen Stat § 14-390f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles|Section 14-390f - All-terrain vehicles: Effect of U.S. District Court consent decree.

 (a) As used in this section:(1) “All-terrain vehicle” means any three or more wheeled motorized vehicle, generally characterized by large, low-pressure tires, a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering, which is intended for off-road use by an individual rider on various types of nonpaved terrain. Such vehicles do not include trail bikes, golf carts, agricultural tractors, farm implements and construction machines;(2) “All-terrain vehicle dealer” means any person engaged in the business of selling, leasing or renting all-terrain vehicles at retail, at a regular place of business; and(3) “All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree” means the consent decree approved by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on April 28, 1988, in settlement of Civil Action No. 87-3525, U.S. v. American Honda, et al.(b) Each all-terrain vehicle offered for sale, lease or rental by an all-terrain vehicle dealer shall bear the safety warning hang tags pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b.(4) (a) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree. Each all-terrain vehicle dealer shall: (1) Deliver a copy of the all-terrain vehicle safety alert to each all-terrain vehicle purchaser pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b. (4)(c) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (2) prominently display the safety poster, pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b.(4) (d) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (3) have the safety video readily available for viewing by prospective and actual all-terrain vehicle purchasers pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b (4)(b) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (4) conform to the guidelines for advertising and promotional materials attached as Appendix K to the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (5) represent affirmatively, including in print and electronic media for advertising or promoting all-terrain vehicles and in point-of-purchase oral communications, that all-terrain vehicles with engine sizes of more than ninety cubic centimeters shall be used only by persons sixteen years of age or older; (6) comply with point-of-purchase communication requirements of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (7) orally inform the prospective or actual all-terrain vehicle purchaser of the free training courses offered by the manufacturers pursuant to Paragraph K of the final All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree and of the financial incentives for taking the course. Oral communications of all-terrain vehicle dealers shall not contain information inconsistent with any safety-related requirements of this section.(c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section shall have committed an infraction.(P.A. 91-399.)
CT Gen Stat § 14-390m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles|Section 14-390m - Municipal regulation of operation and use of dirt bikes and mini-motorcycles on public property. Penalties. Seizure and forfeiture.

 (a) Any municipality that adopts an ordinance pursuant to section 7-148 to regulate the operation and use on public property, including hours of use, of dirt bikes or mini-motorcycles may prescribe a penalty for violation of such ordinance (1) in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for a first violation, in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars for a second violation and in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation, and (2) in the case of a municipality with a population of twenty thousand or more, to provide for the seizure and forfeiture to the municipality of such dirt bike or mini-motorcycle for violation of such ordinance, subject to any bona fide lien, lease or security interest in the dirt bike or mini-motorcycle, including, but not limited to, a lien under section 14-66c.(b) No dirt bike or mini-motorcycle shall be forfeited under an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section to the extent of the interest of an owner or lienholder by reason of any act or omission committed by another person if such owner or lienholder did not know and could not have reasonably known that such dirt bike or mini-motorcycle was being used or was intended to be used in violation of a municipal ordinance.(c) Any dirt bike or mini-motorcycle ordered forfeited pursuant to such an ordinance shall be sold at public auction conducted by the municipality. The proceeds of such sale shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality, who shall deposit such proceeds into the general fund of the municipality.(d) For the purposes of this section and section 7-148, (1) “dirt bike” means a two-wheeled motorized recreational vehicle designed to travel over unimproved terrain and not designed for travel on a highway, as defined in section 14-1. “Dirt bike” does not include an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 14-379, or a motor-driven cycle, as defined in section 14-1, and (2) “mini-motorcycle” has the same meaning as provided in section 14-289j.(P.A. 13-154, S. 1; P.A. 16-208, S. 1.)History: P.A. 16-208 designated existing provisions re municipal ordinance re operation and use of dirt bikes on public property as Subsec. (a) and amended same by adding reference to mini-motorcycles and making a technical change, designated existing provision re penalties as Subdiv. (1) and added Subdiv. (2) re seizure and forfeiture of dirt bike or mini-motorcycle in case of municipality with population of 20,000 or more, added Subsec. (b) re exception to forfeiture, added Subsec. (c) re sale at public auction of forfeited dirt bike or mini-motorcycle, and designated existing provision re definition of “dirt bike” as Subsec. (d)(1) and further amended Subsec. (d) by adding Subdiv. (2) re definition of “mini-motorcycle”.
CT Gen Stat § 15-2 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-2 - Compensation of harbor masters.

 Harbor masters shall receive a salary to be determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, subject to the provisions of section 4-40 and shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.(1949 Rev., S. 3634; 1969, P.A. 760, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 122, 610.)History: 1969 act replaced provision granting harbor masters payment of $3 per day plus recovered fees with general provision re salary and reimbursement for expenses; P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board with commissioner of administrative services and made salaries subject to provisions of Sec. 4-40.
CT Gen Stat § 15-3 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-3 - Powers of deputies.

 Deputy harbor masters shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of harbor masters in the respective harbors for which they are appointed, subject to the control and direction of the harbor masters.(1949 Rev., S. 4750.)
CT Gen Stat § 15-3a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-3a - “Derelict vessel”, “harbor”, “navigable waters”, “navigable waterways”, defined.

 For the purposes of this chapter:(1) “Derelict vessel” means any vessel, scow, lighter or similar floating structure or part thereof, whether or not moored, anchored or made fast to shore, that is broken or altered to such an extent that it will not keep afloat with ordinary care;(2) “Harbor” means a place on navigable waters, as defined by this section, where water-borne commercial or recreational traffic enters for the purpose of anchorage or docking or the unloading or receiving of cargo, supplies, equipment, fuel or passengers;(3) “Navigable waters” means waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide shoreward to their mean high-water mark;(4) “Navigable waterways” means waters which are physically capable of supporting water-borne traffic, and subject to the ebb and flow of the tide.(P.A. 77-38, S. 2, 3; P.A. 06-121, S. 1.)History: P.A. 06-121 defined “derelict vessels” as Subdiv. (1) and redesignated existing Subdivs. (a) to (c) as Subdivs. (2) to (4), effective June 2, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 15-4 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-4 - Jurisdiction in Branford harbors.

 The jurisdiction of the harbor masters for the harbors of Branford shall include the harbor of Branford and Branford River as far up said river as Hobart's Bridge, so called, the harbor of Stony Creek and the waters between and adjoining the adjacent islands known as the Thimble Islands.(1949 Rev., S. 4747.)
CT Gen Stat § 15-8 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-8 - Power to station vessels. Penalty for resisting.

 Each harbor master may station all vessels riding at anchor in the harbor and navigable waterways under his care, and all vessels or obstructions so moored or anchored that, by the action of wind or tide, they may be carried into such harbor and navigable waterways while so moored or anchored, and he may remove, from time to time, such vessels within such harbor and navigable waterways, or such vessels or obstructions so moored or anchored, as are not employed in receiving or discharging their cargoes, to make room for the passage of other vessels up or down such harbor and navigable waterways. He shall be the sole judge of whether any vessel so at anchor is so in the harbor or navigable waterways as to obstruct or hinder the passage of any other vessel, or whether such vessel or obstruction is so moored or anchored that it may, by the action of the wind or tide, obstruct or hinder the passage of any other vessel within such harbor or navigable waterways; and may determine how far within such harbor, and in what instances, masters or others having charge of vessels at anchor within such harbor or navigable waterways shall remove the same; and, upon the application of the owner or lessee of any wharf, dock or pier in such harbor or navigable waterways, shall station any vessel lying at or adjacent to such wharf, dock or pier, or remove it therefrom to make room for the dockage or passage of any other vessel, when, in the judgment of such harbor master, the interest and convenience of commerce or navigation or public access require; and may exercise all the powers and duties with reference to such vessels which he might exercise with reference to vessels at anchor in such harbor and navigable waterways. Any person who obstructs, resists or wilfully refuses to obey the order of any harbor master or deputy harbor master in the execution of the duties of his office shall forfeit two hundred fifty dollars, to be recovered, with costs, in the name of such harbor master or deputy harbor master, in which action such vessel may be attached as in other actions; and all forfeitures, after deducting the necessary expenses of enforcing the same, to be determined by the court rendering judgment therefor, when collected, shall be paid to the General Fund.(1945, S.A. 95; 1949 Rev., S. 4749; 1969, P.A. 760, S. 1; P.A. 77-71, S. 1, 3.)History: 1969 act substituted “navigable waters” for “channel” and required forfeitures to be paid into general fund rather than to the Yale-New Haven Hospital; P.A. 77-71 substituted “harbor and navigable waterways” for “navigable waters” or “harbor”, added reference to interest of public access and increased forfeit from $50 to $250.
CT Gen Stat § 15-8a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-8a - “Harbor”, “navigable waters” and “navigable waterways”, defined.

 For the purposes of section 15-8:(a) “Harbor” means a place on navigable waters where water-borne commercial or recreational traffic enters for the purpose of anchorage or docking or the unloading or receiving of cargo, supplies, equipment, fuel or passengers;(b) “Navigable waters” means waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide shoreward to their mean high-water mark;(c) “Navigable waterways” means waters which are physically capable of supporting water-borne traffic, and subject to the ebb and flow of the tide.(P.A. 77-71, S. 2, 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 15-10 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-10 - Penalty for neglect of duty.

 When any harbor master neglects, upon application of any person engaged in the navigation of the harbor under his charge, to remove or cause to be removed any vessel riding at anchor therein and obstructing its channel, he shall pay to such person twenty dollars, with costs, to be recovered in an action on his official bond or on this section.(1949 Rev., S. 4752.)
CT Gen Stat § 15-11 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-11 - Channels from wharves.

 Section 15-11 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 4755; P.A. 75-218, S. 1, 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 15-12 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics|Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers|Section 15-12 - Obstructions upon lands bordering navigable waters.

 The selectmen of any town bordering upon navigable waters shall cause to be removed all obstructions and structures from the shores, beaches or other land in such town, adjacent to such waters, to which shores, beaches or other land the public has the right of access or which the public has been accustomed to use, occupy or enjoy, unless such obstruction or structure has been erected or maintained by, or by the express or implied permission of, the person having title to the land on which it has been so erected or maintained or having a legal right to erect and maintain it thereon; and such selectmen may, in the name of the town, have equitable relief by way of injunction against any person who, without legal right, interferes with the use and enjoyment of such shores, beaches and lands by the public or attempts to exercise any exclusive possession or use of any part thereof.(1949 Rev., S. 4756.)