2025 WISCONSIN ACT 64
An Act to amend 23.33 (2j) (a) 1. and 340.01 (74); to create 23.33 (1) (gm), 23.33 (2) (bm) and 340.01 (73e) of the statutes; relating to: all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles with out-of-state registrations.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
64,1Section 1. 23.33 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read: 23.33 (1) (gm) “Hybrid trail” means an all-terrain vehicle trail and all-terrain vehicle route combination that allows all-terrain vehicles and motor vehicles to use the same linear surface and the combination is used to connect one all-terrain vehicle trail to another all-terrain vehicle trail or services.
64,2Section 2. 23.33 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read: 23.33 (2) (bm) Vehicles registered out-of-state. 1. A vehicle registered outside of this state shall be considered an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, regardless of the vehicle type specified on the out-of-state registration for the vehicle, if the vehicle manufacturer’s certificate of origin designates the vehicle as an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle. Subject to subd. 2., an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle registered outside of this state shall be subject to the requirements of this section and chs. 340 to 351 that are applicable to all-terrain vehicles or utility terrain vehicles.
2. If a vehicle registered outside of this state is considered an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle under subd. 1., but does not meet the definition of an all-terrain vehicle under sub. (1) (b) or a utility terrain vehicle under sub. (1) (ng), the department or its agents may not issue a nonresident trail pass under sub. (2j) for the vehicle and, notwithstanding any reciprocal agreement under s. 341.409 or 341.41, no person may operate the vehicle upon any highway, all-terrain vehicle route, or all-terrain vehicle trail.
64,3Section 3. 23.33 (2j) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: 23.33 (2j) (a) 1. “Public all-terrain vehicle corridor” means an all-terrain vehicle trail, all-terrain vehicle route, hybrid trail, or other established all-terrain vehicle corridor that is open to the public but does not include an all-terrain vehicle route.
64,4Section 4. 340.01 (73e) of the statutes is created to read: 340.01 (73e) “Utility terrain vehicle” has the meaning given in s. 23.33 (1) (ng).
64,5Section 5. 340.01 (74) of the statutes is amended to read: 340.01 (74) “Vehicle” means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except railroad trains. A snowmobile, an all-terrain vehicle, a utility terrain vehicle, a personal delivery device, an electric scooter, and an electric personal assistive mobility device shall not be considered a vehicle except for purposes made specifically applicable by statute.
