HP0152, LD 175, item 1, 125th Maine State Legislature
An Act To Create a Short-term All-terrain Vehicle Registration System

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An Act To Create a Short-term All-terrain Vehicle Registration System
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas,  this legislation should take effect immediately so that the new fees will be in place for the summer season; and
Whereas,  in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13155, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. III, §43, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
 
5.  Fees.     The ATV registration fee is:
 
A.  For a resident, $33 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) Fifty-three dollars for a registration valid for 7 consecutive days. A person may purchase more than one 7-day registration in any season; and
 
(2) Sixty-eight 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.
 
Five dollars from each registration fee collected pursuant to this subsection must be transferred to the ATV Recreational Management Fund established in section 1893, subsection 2.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved.
 
SUMMARY
This bill creates a short-term registration system for all-terrain vehicles for nonresidents similar to the short-term registration system established for snowmobiles.

HP0152, LR 284, item 1,First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature, page