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(6) (cp) Except as provided in sub. (11m), when the operator of an
15all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle equipped with multiple-beam
16headlamps, adverse weather lamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, high-beam lamps,
17or any other lamps other than those required by this subsection approaches an
18oncoming all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, or other vehicle within 500 feet
19or approaches or follows an all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, or other
20vehicle within 500 feet to the rear of that vehicle, the operator shall dim, depress, or
21tilt the multiple-beam headlamps, adverse weather lamps, spot lamps, auxiliary
22lamps, high-beam lamps, or any other lamps of the all-terrain vehicle or utility
23terrain vehicle so that the glaring rays are not directed or reflected into the eyes of
24the operator of the other vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or utility terrain vehicle. This
25paragraph does not prohibit an operator from intermittently flashing the high-beam
1headlamps of the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle at an oncoming
2all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, or other vehicle whose high-beam
3headlamps are lit.
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22. 23.33 (6) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:
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(6) (ct) 1. Any all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle may be
6equipped with not more than 2 backup lamps that shall be directed to project a white
7or amber light illuminating the area to the rear of the vehicle for a distance not to
8exceed 75 feet.
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2. No lighted backup lamp shall be displayed on any all-terrain vehicle or
10utility terrain vehicle upon a highway, all-terrain vehicle route, all-terrain vehicle
11trail, frozen water, or public area where use of all-terrain vehicles or utility terrain
12vehicles is allowed except when the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle is
13about to be or is being driven backward. Whenever a backup lamp on an all-terrain
14vehicle or utility terrain vehicle is lighted during hours of darkness, the tail lamp or
15tail lamps on the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle shall also be lighted.
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16Section 23
. 23.33 (6) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6) (f) An all-terrain vehicle
or utility terrain vehicle may not be modified
18so that its maximum width exceeds
50 inches the width allowed for a utility terrain
19vehicle under sub. (1) (ng) 1. h. or 2. b. or the width allowed for an all-terrain vehicle
20under s. 340.01 (2g). This paragraph does not apply to the operation of an all-terrain
21vehicle or utility terrain vehicle on private property.
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22Section 24
. 23.33 (6) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6) (g) An all-terrain vehicle
or utility terrain vehicle may not be
24operated with
tires anything other than
low-pressure tires or non-pneumatic tires.
1This paragraph does not apply to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility
2terrain vehicle on private property or on frozen waters.
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25. 23.33 (6r) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6r) Passenger restrictions. No Except as provided in sub. (11m), no 5person may ride in or on any part of
a an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle
6that is not designed or intended to be used by passengers
while the all-terrain
7vehicle or utility terrain vehicle is being operated on an all-terrain vehicle route,
8all-terrain vehicle trail, frozen water, or highway as authorized by this section. This
9subsection does not apply to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain
10vehicle on private property.
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11Section 26
. 23.33 (9) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
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(9) (b) 7. Production of trail maps and a statewide digital information
13application for providing safety, regulatory, and riding opportunity information.
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14Section 27
. 23.33 (9) (b) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
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(9) (b) 8. Acquisition and maintenance of communications equipment for
16providing support to organizations that meet the eligibility requirements under s.
1723.33. (5m) (b).
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18Section 28
. 23.33 (9) (bb) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(9) (bb)
Signs. In addition to the projects listed in par. (b), the department
20may provide aid from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (ct) or (cu) to a town,
21village, city
or, county
, or nonprofit organization for up to 100 percent of the cost of
22placing signs developed under sub. (4z) (a) 2.
and 3.
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23Section 29
. 23.33 (9) (bc) of the statutes is created to read:
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(9) (bc)
All-terrain vehicle trail maintenance funding. The department
2may provide state aid for trail maintenance costs equal to the approved eligible
3project costs, which may not exceed the following:
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1. For winter maintenance of all-terrain vehicle trails that are shared with
5snowmobiles and that are eligible for winter maintenance, $100 per mile.
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2. For winter maintenance of all-terrain vehicle trails that are not shared with
7snowmobiles and that are eligible for winter maintenance, $200 per mile.
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3. For summer maintenance of all-terrain vehicle trails, $600 per mile.
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9Section 30
. 23.33 (9) (bg) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(9) (bg) (title)
Projects Funding for utility terrain vehicles.
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11Section 31
. 23.33 (9) (bg) of the statutes is renumbered 23.33 (9) (bg) 1. and
12amended to read:
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(9) (bg) 1. A project to improve or maintain all-terrain vehicle trails for
14use by utility terrain vehicles is eligible for
summer funding as a state utility terrain
15vehicle project from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) or for aid as
16a nonstate utility vehicle project from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.370 (5)
17(eu) and (gr). The maximum amount allowed for aid under this
paragraph 18subdivision is
$100 $200 per mile for all-terrain vehicle trails that are maintained
19not less than 3 months per year including the months of June, July, and August.
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203. If the requests for aid for projects under this paragraph exceed the funds
21available, the department shall distribute available funds to qualified applicants on
22a proportional basis.
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23Section 32
. 23.33 (9) (bg) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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(9) (bg) 2. A project to improve or maintain all-terrain vehicle trails for
25use by utility terrain vehicles is eligible for winter funding as a state utility terrain
1vehicle project from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) or for aid as
2a nonstate utility vehicle project from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.370 (5)
3(eu) and (gr). The maximum amount allowed for aid under this subdivision is $100
4per mile for all-terrain vehicle trails that are maintained not less than 2 months nor
5more than 6 months per year including the months of January and February.
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33. 23.33 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:
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(11m) Exceptions. Subsections (3) (em), (6) (cd), (ch), (cp), and (i), and
8(6r) do not apply to the operator of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle
9owned or leased by a city, village, town, county, state agency, federal agency, federally
10recognized American Indian tribe, public safety corporation, or public utility while
11the operator is engaged in an emergency.
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34. 340.01 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2g) “All-terrain vehicle" means a commercially designed and
14manufactured motor-driven device that has a weight, without fluids, of 900 pounds
15or less, has a width of
not more than 50 inches
or less as measured laterally between
16the outermost wheel rim on each side of the vehicle, exclusive of tires, mirrors, and
17accessories that are not essential to the vehicle's basic operation, is equipped with
18a seat designed to be straddled by the operator, and travels on 3 or more
low-pressure
19tires or non-pneumatic tires.
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35. 346.02 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(11) Applicability to all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain
22vehicles. The operator of an all-terrain vehicle or a utility terrain vehicle on a
23roadway is subject to ss. 346.04, 346.06,
346.075 (1), 346.11, 346.14 (1m), 346.18,
24346.19, 346.20, 346.21, 346.215 (3), 346.26, 346.27, 346.33, 346.35, 346.37, 346.39,
25346.40, 346.44, 346.46, 346.47, 346.48, 346.50 (1) (b), 346.51, 346.52, 346.53, 346.54,
1346.55,
346.67, 346.71, 346.87, 346.88, 346.89, 346.90, 346.91, 346.92 (1) and 346.94
2(1) and (9) but is not subject to any other provision of this chapter.
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36. 971.19 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
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(10m) In an action under s. 23.33 (2h) (a) 1. for intentionally making
5a false statement on an application for a registration, the defendant may be tried in
6the defendant's county of residence at the time that the complaint is filed, in the
7county where the defendant purchased the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain
8vehicle if purchased from a dealer, or in the county where the department of natural
9resources received the application.
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10Section 37
. NR 64.14 (6) (b) 5. of the administrative code is amended to read:
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(6) (b) 5. Trails shall not be routed through
or by areas of anticipated
12conflict that may include, but are not limited to, wilderness areas, game preserves,
13winter browse areas, experimental stations, nurseries,
or plantations
and
14residences.