AB434,151
13Section
151. 350.01 (10t) of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.01
(10t) "Registration
documentation document" means a snowmobile
15registration certificate, a
validated registration
temporary operating receipt, or a
16registration decal.
AB434,152
17Section
152. 350.01 (22) of the statutes is renumbered 350.01 (20m) and
18amended to read:
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350.01
(20m) "Validated registration "Temporary operating receipt" means a
20receipt issued by the department or an agent under s. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. a. that shows
21that an application and the required fee for a registration certificate has been
22submitted to the department.
AB434,153
23Section
153. 350.05 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.05
(2) (b) Any person who is required to hold a snowmobile safety
25certificate while operating a snowmobile shall carry
the certificate on the
1snowmobile proof that the person holds a valid safety certificate and shall display
the
2certificate such proof to a law enforcement officer on request.
Persons enrolled in a
3safety certification program approved by the department may operate a snowmobile
4in an area designated by the instructor.
AB434,154
5Section
154. 350.05 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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350.05
(2) (c) Persons enrolled in a safety certification program approved by
7the department may operate a snowmobile in an area designated by the instructor.
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350.12
(3) (a) 1. Except as provided under subs. (2) and (5) (cm), no person may
11operate and no owner may give permission for the operation of any snowmobile
12within this state unless the snowmobile is registered for public use or private use
13under this paragraph or s. 350.122 or as an antique under par. (b) and has the
14registration decals displayed as required under sub. (5) or s. 350.122 or unless the
15snowmobile has a
reflectorized plate
and a registration decal attached as required
16under par. (c) 3. A snowmobile that is not registered as an antique under par. (b) may
17be registered for public use. A snowmobile that is not registered as an antique under
18par. (b) and that is used exclusively on private property, as defined under s. 23.33 (1)
19(n), may be registered for private use. A snowmobile public-use registration
20certificate is valid for 3 years beginning on the July 1 prior to the date of application
21if registration is made prior to April 1 and beginning on the July 1 subsequent to the
22date of application if registration is made after April 1 and ending on June 30, 3 years
23thereafter. A snowmobile private-use registration certificate is valid from the date
24of issuance until ownership of the snowmobile is transferred. The fee for the issuance
25or renewal of a public-use registration certificate is $30, except that the fee is $5 if
1it is a snowmobile owned and operated by a political subdivision of this state. There
2is no fee for the issuance of a private-use registration certificate or for the issuance
3of a registration certificate to the state.
AB434,156
4Section
156. 350.12 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(3) (a) 3. The purchaser shall complete the application for transfer and
6cause it to be
mailed or delivered to the department or an agent appointed under sub.
7(3h) (a) 3. within 10 days from the date of purchase. A fee of $5 shall be paid for
8transfer of a current registration certificate.
AB434,157
9Section
157. 350.12 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(3) (c) 2. The fee for issuing or renewing a commercial snowmobile
11certificate is $90. Upon receipt of the application form required by the department
12and the fee required under this subdivision, the department shall issue to the
13applicant a commercial snowmobile certificate and 3
reflectorized plates registration
14decals. The fee for additional
reflectorized plates registration decals is $30 per
plate 15decal.
AB434,158
16Section
158. 350.12 (3) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(3) (c) 3. A person who is required to obtain a commercial snowmobile
18certificate under subd. 1. shall attach in a clearly visible place a
reflectorized plate
19that is removable and temporarily but firmly mounted to any snowmobile that is not
20registered for public use and that the person leases, rents, offers for sale or otherwise
21allows to be used whenever the snowmobile is being operated.
A registration decal
22issued under subd. 2. shall be attached to the plate.
AB434,159
23Section
159. 350.12 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1350.12
(3) (cm) Subsection (3h) does not apply to commercial snowmobile
2certificates
, reflectorized plates, and registration decals issued under par. (c) 2. or
to
3registration certificates issued for antique snowmobiles under par. (b).
AB434,160
4Section
160. 350.12 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 350.12 (3) (d) 1. and
5amended to read:
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350.12
(3) (d) 1. Upon receipt of the required fee, a sales report, payment of
7sales and use taxes due under s. 77.61 (1), and an application on forms prescribed
8by
it, the department
or an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (a) 3. shall issue to the
9applicant an original, a temporary operating receipt or a registration certificate
10stating the registration number, the name and address of the owner, and other
11information the department deems necessary or a validated registration receipt.
12The department or an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (a) 3. shall issue and 2
13registration decals
per snowmobile owned by an individual owner, this state, or a
14political subdivision of this state. shall be issued to the applicant using one of the
15procedures specified in sub. (3h) (ag) 1.
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163. The decals
issued under this paragraph or sub. (3h) (ag) 2. shall be no larger
17than 3 inches in height and 6 inches in width. The decals shall contain reference to
18the state, the department, whether the snowmobile is registered for public use or
19private use under par. (a), or as an antique under par. (b), and shall show the
20expiration date of the registration.
AB434,161
21Section
161. 350.12 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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350.12
(3) (d) 2. The registration certificate issued under this paragraph or sub.
23(3h) (ag) 2. shall contain the registration number, the name and address of the owner,
24and other information the department considers necessary.
AB434,162
25Section
162. 350.12 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1350.12
(3) (e) If a registration certificate, registration decal,
or commercial
2snowmobile certificate
, or reflectorized plate is lost or destroyed, the holder of the
3certificate
, or decal
, or plate may apply for a duplicate on forms provided for by the
4department accompanied by a fee of $5. Upon receipt of a proper application and the
5required fee, the department or an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (a) 3. shall issue
6a duplicate certificate, decal, or plate to the applicant.
AB434,163
7Section
163. 350.12 (3h) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(3h) (a)
Issuers. (intro.) For the issuance of original or duplicate
9registration
documentation documents, for the issuance of reprints under s. 23.47
10(3), and for the transfer or renewal of registration
documentation documents, the
11department may do any of the following:
AB434,164
12Section
164. 350.12 (3h) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(3h) (a) 1. Directly issue, transfer, or renew
the registration
14documentation documents with or without using the services specified in par. (ag)
151.
and directly issue reprints.
AB434,165
16Section
165. 350.12 (3h) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,50,2017
350.12
(3h) (a) 3. Appoint persons who are not employees of the department
18as agents of the department to issue, transfer, or renew
the registration
19documentation documents using either or both of the services specified in par. (ag)
201.
and to issue reprints.
AB434,166
21Section
166. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(3h) (ag) 1. (intro.) For the issuance of original or duplicate registration
23documentation documents and for the transfer or renewal of registration
24documentation documents, the department
may shall implement either or both of
1the following procedures to be provided by the department and any agents appointed
2under par. (a) 3.:
AB434,167
3Section
167. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(3h) (ag) 1. a. A procedure under which the department or agent
may
5accept appointed under par. (a) 3. accepts applications for registration
6documentation documents and
issue a validated registration receipt issues
7temporary operating receipts at the time
the applicant submits the application 8applicants submit applications accompanied by the required fees.
AB434,168
9Section
168. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(3h) (ag) 1. b. A procedure under which the department or agent
may
11accept appointed under par. (a) 3. accepts applications for registration
12documentation documents and
issue issues to each applicant all or some of
the items 13of the registration
documentation
documents at the time the applicant submits the
14application accompanied by the required fees.
AB434,169
15Section
169. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(3h) (ag) 2. Under either procedure under subd. 1., the applicant shall
17receive be issued any remaining
items of registration
documentation documents 18directly from the department at a later date.
The items of Any registration
19documentation document issued
at the time of the submittal of the application under
20either procedure under subd. 1. b. shall be sufficient to allow the snowmobile for
21which the application is submitted to be operated in compliance with the registration
22requirements under this section.
The items of registration documentation issued
23under subd. 1. b. shall include at least one registration decal.
AB434,170
24Section
170. 350.12 (3h) (ar) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB434,171
1Section
171. 350.12 (3h) (ar) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 350.12 (3h) (ar)
2and amended to read:
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350.12
(3h) (ar) In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3) (a),
the
4department or the each agent appointed under par. (a) 3.
who accepts an application
5to renew registration documents in person shall collect
a service an issuing fee of 50
6cents and a transaction fee of
$5 50 cents each time the
service under par. (ag) 1. b.
7is provided agent issues renewal registration documents or a renewal temporary
8operating receipt under par. (ag) 1. a. or b. The agent shall
remit to the department
9$1 of each service retain the entire amount of each issuing fee and transaction fee the
10agent collects.
AB434,172
11Section
172. 350.12 (3i) of the statutes is created to read:
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350.12
(3i) Alterations and falsifications prohibited. (a) No person may
13intentionally do any of the following:
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1. Make a false statement on an application for a registration issued under sub.
15(3).
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2. Alter, remove, or change any number or other character in a vehicle
17identification number.
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(b) No person may do any of the following:
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1. Manufacture a vehicle identification number tag that the person knows to
20contain false information to be placed on a snowmobile.
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2. Place a vehicle identification number tag that the person knows to be false
22on a snowmobile.
AB434,173
23Section
173. 350.12 (3j) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 350.12 (3j) (a) 1.
24(intro.) and amended to read:
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350.12
(3j) (a) 1. (intro.) In this paragraph
, "public:
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1a. "Public snowmobile corridor" means a snowmobile trail or other established
2snowmobile corridor that is open to the public but does not include a snowmobile
3route.
AB434,174
4Section
174. 350.12 (3j) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
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350.12
(3j) (a) 1. b. "Temporary trail use receipt" means a receipt issued by the
6department or an agent under this subsection that shows that an application and the
7required fees for a trail use sticker have been submitted to the department or an
8agent appointed under par. (e) 1.
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350.12
(3j) (a) 2. (intro.) No person who is the owner of a snowmobile may
12operate, or give permission for another person to operate, a snowmobile on a public
13snowmobile corridor in this state unless
a any of the following apply:
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14a. Except as provided in this subdivision paragraph, a trail use sticker issued
15under this subsection is displayed on the snowmobile.
For a snowmobile that is
16required to have a plate attached under sub. (3) (c) 3., the trail use sticker may be
17displayed on the plate.
AB434,176
18Section
176. 350.12 (3j) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB434,53,2019
350.12
(3j) (a) 2. b. The operator of the snowmobile is carrying proof of a valid
20temporary trail use receipt for the snowmobile.
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350.12
(3j) (bg) 3.
Except as provided in par. (br), the The fee for a trail use
24sticker issued in fiscal years 2015-16 to 2018-19 for a snowmobile that is registered
1under sub. (3) and that is owned by a person who is both a member of a snowmobile
2club and a member of the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs is $9.25.
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350.12
(3j) (bg) 4.
Except as provided in par. (br), the The fee for a trail use
6sticker issued in fiscal years 2015-16 to 2018-19 for a snowmobile that is registered
7under sub. (3) and that is owned by a person who does not meet the requirements
8under subd. 3. is $29.25.
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350.12
(3j) (d) A snowmobile that is
registered as an antique under sub. (3) (b)
14or that is exempt from registration under sub. (2) (a) or (d) is exempt from having a
15trail use sticker displayed
, and from carrying a temporary trail use receipt, under
16par. (a).
AB434,181
17Section
181. 350.12 (3j) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,54,2018
350.12
(3j) (e) 1. The department may appoint any person who is not an
19employee of the department as the department's agent to issue
temporary trail use
20stickers receipts and collect the fees for these
stickers receipts.
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350.12
(3j) (e) 2. Any person, including the department, who issues a trail use
24sticker
or a temporary trail use receipt shall collect in addition to the fee under par.
25(b) or (bg) 2., 3., or 4. an issuing fee of 75 cents. The agent may retain 50 cents of the
1issuing fee to compensate the agent for the agent's services in issuing the
temporary
2trail use sticker receipt.
AB434,183
3Section
183. 350.12 (3j) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(3j) (e) 3. The department shall establish by rule
, procedures for issuing
5trail use stickers
and temporary trail use receipts, and the department may
6promulgate rules regulating the activities of persons who are authorized to be agents
7under this paragraph.
AB434,184
8Section
184. 350.12 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(5) (b) The
person operating a snowmobile shall at all times carry proof
10of the registration certificate or, for an owner who purchased a snowmobile and who
11has received a
validated registration temporary operating receipt but who has not
12yet received the registration certificate,
proof of the
validated registration temporary
13operating receipt
shall be in the possession of the person operating the snowmobile
14at all times.
AB434,185
15Section
185. 350.12 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(5) (c) The
operator of a snowmobile shall exhibit, upon demand, proof
17of the registration certificate or, for an owner who purchased a snowmobile and who
18has received a
validated registration temporary operating receipt but who has not
19yet received the registration certificate,
proof of the
validated registration temporary
20operating receipt
shall be exhibited, upon demand, by the operator of the snowmobile 21for inspection by any person authorized to enforce this section as provided under s.
22350.17 (1) and (3).
AB434,186
23Section
186. 350.12 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(5) (d) At the end of the registration period the department shall send
25the owner of each snowmobile a renewal application. The owner shall sign the
1renewal application and
return or present
submit the application and the proper fee
2to the department or
present the application and fee to an agent appointed under
3sub. (3h) (a) 3.
using one of the procedures specified in sub. (3h) (ag) 1.
AB434,187
4Section
187. 350.12 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.12
(5) (e) This subsection does not apply to any snowmobile to which a
6reflectorized plate
is and decal are attached as required under sub. (3) (c) 3.
AB434,188
7Section
188. 971.19 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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971.19
(10) In an action under s.
23.33 (2h), 30.547
, or 350.12 (3i) for
9intentionally falsifying an application for a certificate of number, a registration
, or
10a certificate of title, the defendant may be tried in the defendant's county of residence
11at the time that the complaint is filed, in the county where the defendant purchased
12the
all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, boat,
or snowmobile if purchased from
13a dealer or the county where the department of natural resources received the
14application.
AB434,189
15Section
189.
Nonstatutory provisions.
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(1)
Emergency rules. Except for the rules authorized under section 23.47 of
17the statutes, as created by this act, the department may promulgate the rules
18necessary to implement this act as emergency rules using the procedure under
19section 227.24 of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the
20statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule
21necessary to implement this act as an emergency rule is necessary for the
22preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide
23a finding of emergency to promulgate a rule necessary to implement this act.
24Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, an emergency rule
1necessary to implement this act, once promulgated, remains in effect until whichever
2of the following occurs first:
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(a) July 1, 2018.
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(b) The effective date of the repeal of the emergency rule.
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(c) The date on which any corresponding permanent rule takes effect.
AB434,190
6Section
190.
Initial applicability.
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(1)
The treatment of sections 23.90 (6), 29.957, 29.961 (1) (c) and (2) (b), 29.964
8(2m) (b), (3), and (3m) (c), 29.967 (1) (intro.), 29.971 (2) (a), (4), (9), (9m), and (12),
930.577 (1), (3), and (4), 30.80 (1) and (3m), and 971.19 (10) of the statutes first applies
10to violations that occur on the effective date of this subsection.