HB 1029-S2 - DIGEST |
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE) |
Requires the department to adopt standards for and implement a comprehensive all-terrain vehicle safety education and training program. The program must provide for the hands-on training of all-terrain vehicle operators, and for the issuance of all-terrain vehicle safety certificates to operators who successfully complete the training. Course content must be adopted from a curriculum developed by a nationally recognized safety organization, such as the All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Institute, and approved by the director. |
Provides that the department may authorize persons, clubs, associations, municipalities, or other political subdivisions of the state to conduct classes and issue all-terrain vehicle safety certificates in the director's name. Any authorized person, club, association, municipality, or political subdivision may charge a reasonable fee, subject to department approval, for the training course. |
Requires that, beginning January 1, 2008, to operate an ATV on public land a person under sixteen years of age must possess a safety certificate issued by the director or by another state or Canadian province. A nonresident who does not possess a safety certificate may operate an ATV on public land for twenty-one days in a calendar year. |
Declares that no person may: (1) Cross any interstate or limited access highway; |
(2) Operate an all-terrain vehicle on public land, if under sixteen years of age, without continuous adult supervision; |
(3) Operate an all-terrain vehicle on public land, if under sixteen years of age, without eye protection and a safety helmet; |
(4) Carry a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle on public land unless the ATV is specifically manufactured to accommodate multiple riders. |