AB453: Bill Text

AB453, s. 136 Section 136. 23.33 (9) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB453,39,2 23.33 (9) (bg) Projects for utility terrain vehicles. A project to improve or maintain all-terrain vehicle trails for use by utility terrain vehicles is eligible for funding as a state utility terrain vehicle project from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) or for aid as a nonstate utility vehicle project from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.370 (5) (eu) and (gr). The maximum amount allowed for aid under this paragraph is $100 per mile for all-terrain vehicle trails that are maintained not less than 3 months per year including the months of June, July, and August. If the requests for aid for projects under this paragraph exceed the funds available, the department shall distribute available funds to qualified applicants on a proportional basis.

AB453, s. 137 Section 137. 23.33 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,39,7 23.33 (11) (a) Counties, towns, cities and villages may enact ordinances regulating all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles on all-terrain vehicle trails maintained by or on all-terrain vehicle routes designated by the county, city, town or village.

AB453, s. 138 Section 138. 23.33 (11) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,39,14 23.33 (11) (am) 2. For a roadway, or for a portion of a roadway, that is located within the territorial boundaries of a city, village, or town, the city, village, or town may enact an ordinance to authorize the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles with snow removal devices attached on the roadway, or adjacent to the roadway, if the applicable roadway speed limit is greater than 45 miles per hour, and regardless of whether the city, village, or town has jurisdiction over the roadway.

AB453, s. 139 Section 139. 23.33 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,39,20 23.33 (11) (b) If a county, town, city, or village adopts an ordinance regulating all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, or both, its clerk shall immediately send a copy of the ordinance to the department and to the office of any law enforcement agency of the municipality or county having jurisdiction over any highway designated as an all-terrain vehicle route.

AB453, s. 140 Section 140. 23.33 (11p) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB453, s. 141 Section 141. 23.33 (11p) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.

AB453, s. 142 Section 142. 23.33 (11p) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB453, s. 143 Section 143. 23.33 (11p) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 23.33 (1) (fm).

AB453, s. 144 Section 144. 23.33 (11p) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 23.33 (1) (ik) and amended to read:

AB453,40,6 23.33 (1) (ik) "Low pressure tire" means a tire that has a minimum width of 6 inches and that is designed to be inflated with an operating pressure not to exceed 20 pounds per square inch as recommended by the manufacturer has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (27g).

AB453, s. 145 Section 145. 23.33 (11p) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 23.33 (1) (im) and amended to read:

AB453,40,12 23.33 (1) (im) "Low-speed vehicle" means a low-speed vehicle, as defined in 49 CFR 571.3, that satisfies the equipment standards under 49 CFR 571.500 and that was originally manufactured to meet the applicable equipment standards under 49 CFR 571.500 has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (27h).

AB453, s. 146 Section 146. 23.33 (11p) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB453, s. 147 Section 147. 23.33 (11p) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 23.33 (1) (ng) (intro.) and 23.33 (1) (ng) (intro.) and 1. a. and c., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB453,40,17 23.33 (1) (ng) (intro.) "Utility terrain vehicle" means a any of the following:

AB453,40,22 1. A motor driven device, other than that does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], that is not a golf cart or, low-speed vehicle, dune buggy, mini-truck, or tracked vehicle, that is designed to be used primarily off of a highway , and that has, and was originally manufactured with, all of the following:

AB453,40,24 a. A gross net weight of more than 900 pounds but not more less than 1,999 2,000 pounds.

AB453,40,25 c. A cargo box or dump box installed by the manufacturer.

AB453, s. 148 Section 148. 23.33 (11p) (b) to (i) of the statutes are repealed.

AB453, s. 149 Section 149. 23.33 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,41,5 23.33 (12) (b) No operator of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle may refuse to stop after being requested or signaled to do so by a law enforcement officer or a commission warden, as defined in s. 939.22 (5).

AB453, s. 150 Section 150. 23.33 (13) (b) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,41,8 23.33 (13) (b) (title) Penalties related to intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle.

AB453, s. 151 Section 151. 23.33 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,41,15 23.33 (13) (b) 2. Except as provided under subd. 3., a person who violates sub. (4c) (a) 1., 2., or 2m. or (4p) (e) and who, within 5 years prior to the arrest for the current violation, was convicted previously under the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law or the refusal law shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,100 and shall be imprisoned not less than 5 days nor more than 6 months.

AB453, s. 152 Section 152. 23.33 (13) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,41,22 23.33 (13) (b) 3. A person who violates sub. (4c) (a) 1., 2., or 2m. or (4p) (e) and who, within 5 years prior to the arrest for the current violation, was convicted 2 or more times previously under the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law or refusal law shall be fined not less than $600 nor more than $2,000 and shall be imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than one year in the county jail.

AB453, s. 153 Section 153. 23.33 (13) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,41,25 23.33 (13) (b) 4. A person who violates sub. (4c) (a) 3. or (4p) (e) and who has not attained the age of 19 21 shall forfeit not more than $50.

AB453, s. 154 Section 154. 23.33 (13) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,42,7 23.33 (13) (bg) Penalties related to intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle; underage passengers. If there is a passenger under 16 years of age on the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle at the time of a violation that gives rise to a conviction under sub. (4c) (a) 1. or 2. or (4p) (e), the applicable minimum and maximum forfeitures, fines, and terms of imprisonment under pars. (b) 1., 2., and 3. for the conviction are doubled.

AB453, s. 155 Section 155. 23.33 (13) (br) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,42,10 23.33 (13) (br) (title) Penalties related to intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle; enhancers.

AB453, s. 156 Section 156. 23.33 (13) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,42,18 23.33 (13) (dm) Reporting convictions to the department. Whenever a person is convicted of a violation of the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law, the clerk of the court in which the conviction occurred, or the justice, judge or magistrate of a court not having a clerk, shall forward to the department the record of such conviction. The record of conviction forwarded to the department shall state whether the offender was involved in an accident at the time of the offense.

AB453, s. 157 Section 157. 23.33 (13) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,43,3 23.33 (13) (e) Alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs; assessment. In addition to any other penalty or order, a person who violates sub. (4c) (a) or (b) or (4p) (e) or who violates s. 940.09 or 940.25 if the violation involves the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, shall be ordered by the court to submit to and comply with an assessment by an approved public treatment facility for an examination of the person's use of alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs. The assessment order shall comply with s. 343.30 (1q) (c) 1. a. to c. Intentional failure to comply with an assessment ordered under this paragraph constitutes contempt of court, punishable under ch. 785.

AB453, s. 158 Section 158. 23.33 (13) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,43,9 23.33 (13) (f) Restoration or replacement of signs and standards. In addition to any other penalty, the court may order the defendant to restore or replace any uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard, or any uniform sign or standard for the operation of a utility terrain vehicle on an all-terrain vehicle route or trail, that the defendant removed, damaged, defaced, moved or obstructed.

AB453, s. 159 Section 159. 23.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,43,17 23.35 (1) (intro.) The secretary shall enter into a reciprocal agreement with a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state to exempt, from the registration and certification requirements of this state, boats, snowmobiles and, all-terrain vehicles, and utility terrain vehicles that are owned by tribal or band members and registered under a registration program established by the tribe or band if the tribe or band requests the agreement and if the registration program does all of the following:

AB453, s. 160 Section 160. 23.35 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,43,21 23.35 (1) (a) Requires that boats, snowmobiles and, all-terrain vehicles, and utility terrain vehicles display decals or identification numbers showing valid registration by the tribe or band.

AB453, s. 161 Section 161. 23.35 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,44,2 23.35 (1) (b) Employs registration decals and certificates of number that are substantially similar to those employed by the registration or certification programs of this state with regard to size, legibility, information content and placement on the boat, snowmobile or, all-terrain vehicle , or utility terrain vehicle.

AB453, s. 162 Section 162. 23.35 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,44,16 23.35 (1) (e) Provides reciprocal exemptions, from the tribe's or band's registration requirements, for boats, snowmobiles and , all-terrain vehicles, and utility terrain vehicles registered or certified by this state that are substantially as favorable as the exemptions enjoyed by the tribe or the band under the agreement. In this paragraph, "reciprocal exemption" means an exemption under the agreement that exempts from a tribe's or band's registration requirements, for operation within the boundaries of the tribe's or band's reservation, a boat, snowmobile or, all-terrain vehicle, or utility terrain vehicle that is owned by a person who is not a member of the tribe or band and that is registered or certified by this state to the same extent that the agreement exempts from state registration and certification requirements, for the operation outside the boundaries of the tribe's or band's reservation, a boat, snowmobile or, all-terrain vehicle, or utility terrain vehicle that is registered by the tribe or band.

AB453, s. 163 Section 163. 23.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,44,20 23.35 (2) An agreement entered into under sub. (1) may cover a registration program for boats, snowmobiles or, all-terrain vehicles, or utility terrain vehicles or any combination thereof.

AB453, s. 164 Section 164. 25.29 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,44,24 25.29 (1) (b) One percent of all sales and use taxes under s. 77.61 (1) on all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, boats and snowmobiles collected under ss. 23.33, 30.52 (4), 350.12 and 350.122.

AB453, s. 165 Section 165. 25.29 (1) (dm) of the statutes is renumbered 25.29 (1) (dm) 1. and amended to read:

AB453,45,4 25.29 (1) (dm) 1. For fiscal year 1991-92 and for each fiscal year thereafter, an An amount equal to the estimated all-terrain vehicle gas tax payment. The

AB453,45,11 2. For fiscal years before fiscal year 2013-14, the estimated all-terrain vehicle gas tax payment is calculated by multiplying the sum of the number of all-terrain vehicles registered for public use under s. 23.33 (2) (c) or (2g) and the number of reflectorized plates issued under s. 23.33 (2) (dm), 2009 stats., on the last day of February of the previous fiscal year by 25 gallons and multiplying that product by the excise tax imposed under s. 78.01 (1) on the last day of February of the previous fiscal year.

AB453, s. 166 Section 166. 25.29 (1) (dm) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB453,45,20 25.29 (1) (dm) 3. For fiscal year 2013-14, the estimated all-terrain vehicle gas tax payment is calculated by multiplying the sum of the number of all-terrain vehicles registered for public use under s. 23.33 (2) (c) or (2g), the number of reflectorized plates issued under s. 23.33 (2) (dm), 2009 stats., and the number of commercial all-terrain vehicle registration decals issued under s. 23.33 (2) (dm) on the last day of February of the previous fiscal year by 25 gallons and multiplying that product by the excise tax imposed under s. 78.01 (1) on the last day of February of the previous fiscal year.

AB453, s. 167 Section 167. 25.29 (1) (dm) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB453,46,3 25.29 (1) (dm) 4. For fiscal year 2014-15, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the estimated all-terrain vehicle gas tax payment is calculated by multiplying the sum of the number of all-terrain vehicles registered for public use under s. 23.33 (2) (c) or (2g) and the number of commercial all-terrain vehicle registration decals issued under s. 23.33 (2) (dm) on the last day of February of the previous fiscal year by 25 gallons and multiplying that product by the excise tax imposed under s. 78.01 (1) on the last day of February of the previous fiscal year.

AB453, s. 168 Section 168. 25.29 (1) (dr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB453,46,11 25.29 (1) (dr) For fiscal year 2013-14 and for each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the estimated utility terrain vehicle gas tax payment. The estimated utility terrain vehicle gas tax payment is calculated by multiplying the sum of the number of utility terrain vehicles registered for public use under s. 23.33 (2) (c) or (2g) on the last day of February of the previous fiscal year by 25 gallons and multiplying that product by the excise tax imposed under s. 78.01 (1) on the last day of February of the previous fiscal year.

AB453, s. 169 Section 169. 25.40 (2) (b) 27. of the statutes is created to read:

AB453,46,13 25.40 (2) (b) 27. Section 20.855 (4) (v).

AB453, s. 170 Section 170. 25.40 (3) (b) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,46,17 25.40 (3) (b) 14. Transfers to the conservation fund for motor fuel tax collections on the use of fuel by snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, and motorboats.

AB453, s. 171 Section 171. 30.26 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,46,20 30.26 (4) (title) Snowmobiles and, all-terrain vehicles, and utility terrain vehicles.

AB453, s. 172 Section 172. 30.26 (4) (a) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB453,47,2 30.26 (4) (a) (intro.) The department may not prohibit the crossing of a bridge over a wild river by an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle traveling on an all-terrain vehicle trail, as defined under s. 23.33 (1) (d), or by a snowmobile traveling on a snowmobile trail, as defined under s. 350.01 (17) that is constructed in any of the following locations:

AB453,47,6 (b) The state shall permit all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles to travel in a corridor across any state land that separates an all-terrain vehicle trail or a snowmobile trail and the bridges constructed at the locations listed under par. (a).

AB453, s. 173 Section 173. 30.29 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,47,9 30.29 (1) (b) "Motor vehicle" includes a utility terrain vehicle, as defined in s. 23.33 (1) (ng), and an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (2g).

AB453, s. 174 Section 174. 70.11 (45m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,47,14 70.11 (45m) Snowmobile and , all-terrain vehicle, and utility terrain vehicle clubs. Trail groomers owned by a snowmobile club or, an all-terrain vehicle club, or a utility terrain vehicle club that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (c) (3), (4), or (7) of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB453, s. 175 Section 175. 77.51 (13) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,47,19 77.51 (13) (am) Any person making any retail sale of a motor vehicle, aircraft, snowmobile, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, or boat registered or titled, or required to be registered or titled, under the laws of this state or of the United States.

AB453, s. 176 Section 176. 77.51 (13s) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,47,23 77.51 (13s) "Safety classes" means all classes approved by the department of natural resources related to hunting, including hunting with a bow, and related to firearms, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, boats, and snowmobiles.

AB453, s. 177 Section 177. 77.54 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,48,7 77.54 (7) (b) (intro.) If the item transferred is a motor vehicle, snowmobile, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, or aircraft and the item is registered or titled, or required to be registered or titled, in this state or if the item is a boat that is registered or titled, or required to be registered or titled, in this state or under the laws of the United States, the exemption under par. (a) applies only if all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

AB453, s. 178 Section 178. 77.61 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,48,12 77.61 (1) (a) No motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle , utility terrain vehicle, or aircraft shall be registered or titled in this state unless the registrant presents proof that the sales or use taxes imposed by this subchapter have been paid.

AB453, s. 179 Section 179. 77.61 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,48,17 77.61 (1) (b) In the case of motor vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), trailers, semitrailers, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, or aircraft purchased from a retailer, the registrant shall present proof that the tax has been paid to such retailer.

AB453, s. 180 Section 180. 77.61 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB453,48,25 77.61 (1) (c) In the case of motor vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), trailers, semitrailers, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, or aircraft registered or titled, or required to be registered or titled, in this state purchased from persons who are not retailers, the purchaser shall file a sales tax return and pay the tax prior to registering or titling the motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, or aircraft in this state.