23.33(4z)(a)2.
2. Provide for the development of signs briefly explaining the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle law.
23.33(4z)(b)
(b) The department shall develop and issue an educational pamphlet on the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle law to be distributed, beginning in 1989, to persons issued all-terrain vehicle registration certificates.
23.33(5)
(5) Age restrictions; safety certification program. 23.33(5)(a)(a) Age restriction. No person under 12 years of age may operate an all-terrain vehicle unless he or she is operating the all-terrain vehicle for an agricultural purpose and he or she is under the supervision of a person over 18 years of age or unless he or she is operating a small all-terrain vehicle on an all-terrain vehicle trail designated by the department and he or she is accompanied by his or her parent. No person who is under 12 years of age may operate an all-terrain vehicle which is an implement of husbandry on a roadway under any circumstances. No person who is under 12 years of age may operate an all-terrain vehicle on a roadway under the authorization provided under
sub. (4) (d) 6. under any circumstances. No person who is under 12 years of age may rent or lease an all-terrain vehicle. For purposes of this paragraph, supervision does not require that the person under 12 years of age be subject to continuous direction or control by the person over 18 years of age.
23.33(5)(b)
(b)
All-terrain vehicle safety certificate. A person who is at least 12 years of age but under 16 years of age may not operate an all-terrain vehicle unless he or she holds a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate or is accompanied by a person over 18 years of age. A person who is at least 12 years of age but under 16 years of age may not operate an all-terrain vehicle on a roadway under the authorization provided under
sub. (4) (d) 6. unless he or she holds a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate regardless if he or she is accompanied by a person over 18 years of age. A person who is at least 12 years of age but under 16 years of age may not operate an all-terrain vehicle which is an implement of husbandry on a roadway under the authorization provided under
sub. (4) (d) 5. unless he or she holds a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate regardless if he or she is accompanied by a person over 18 years of age. A person who is at least 12 years of age but under 16 years of age may not rent or lease an all-terrain vehicle. A person who is at least 12 years of age but under 16 years of age who holds an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate shall carry it while he or she operates an all-terrain vehicle and shall display it to a law enforcement officer on request. Persons enrolled in a safety certification program approved by the department may operate an all-terrain vehicle in an area designated by the instructor.
23.33(5)(c)
(c)
Exceptions. Paragraphs (a) and
(b) do not apply to a person who operates an all-terrain vehicle exclusively on land under the management and control of the person's immediate family.
Paragraphs (a) and
(b) do not apply to a person at least 12 years of age but under 16 years of age who holds a valid certificate issued by another state or a province of Canada.
23.33(5)(d)
(d)
Safety certification program established. The department shall establish or supervise the establishment of programs of instruction on all-terrain vehicle laws, including the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle law, regulations, safety and related subjects. The department may charge or authorize an instruction fee.
23.33(6)(a)(a) A person who operates an all-terrain vehicle during hours of darkness or during daylight hours on any highway right-of-way is required to display a lighted headlamp and tail lamp on the all-terrain vehicle.
23.33(6)(b)
(b) The headlamp on an all-terrain vehicle is required to display a white light of sufficient illuminating power to reveal any person, vehicle or substantial object at a distance of at least 200 feet ahead of the all-terrain vehicle.
23.33(6)(c)
(c) The tail lamp on an all-terrain vehicle is required to display a red light plainly visible during hours of darkness from a distance of 500 feet to the rear.
23.33(6)(d)
(d) Every all-terrain vehicle is required to be equipped with at least one brake operated either by hand or by foot.
23.33(6)(e)
(e) Every all-terrain vehicle is required to be equipped with a functioning muffler to prevent excessive or unusual noise and with a functioning spark arrester of a type approved by the U.S. forest service.
23.33(7)(a)(a) If an accident results in the death of any person or in the injury of any person which requires the treatment of the person by a physician, the operator of each all-terrain vehicle involved in the accident shall give notice of the accident to a conservation warden or local law enforcement officer as soon as possible and shall file a written report of the accident with the department on the form provided by it within 10 days after the accident.
23.33(7)(b)
(b) If the operator of an all-terrain vehicle is physically incapable of making the report required by this subsection and there was another witness to the accident capable of making the report, the witness may make the report.
23.33(8)(a)(a)
Department authority. The department shall encourage and supervise a system of all-terrain vehicle routes and trails. The department may establish standards and procedures for certifying the designation of all-terrain vehicle routes and trails.
23.33(8)(b)
(b)
Routes. A town, village, city or county may designate highways as all-terrain vehicle routes. No state trunk highway or connecting highway may be designated as an all-terrain vehicle route unless the department of transportation approves the designation.
23.33(8)(c)
(c)
Trails. A town, village, city, county or the department may designate corridors through land which it owns or controls, or for which it obtains leases, easements or permission, for use as all-terrain vehicle trails.
23.33(8)(d)
(d)
Restrictions. The designating authority may specify effective periods for the use of all-terrain vehicle routes and trails and may restrict or prohibit the operation of an all-terrain vehicle during certain periods of the year.
23.33(8)(e)
(e)
Signs. The department, in cooperation with the department of transportation, shall establish uniform all-terrain vehicle route and trail signs and standards.
23.33(8)(f)
(f)
Interference with signs and standards prohibited. 23.33(8)(f)1.1. No person may intentionally remove, damage, deface, move or obstruct any uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard or intentionally interfere with the effective operation of any uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standards if the sign or standard is legally placed by the state, any municipality or any authorized individual.
23.33(8)(f)2.
2. No person may possess any uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard of the type established by the department for the warning, instruction or information of the public, unless he or she obtained the uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard in a lawful manner. Possession of a uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard creates a rebuttable presumption of illegal possession.
23.33(9)
(9) Administration; enforcement; aids. 23.33(9)(a)(a)
Administration and enforcement. The department may utilize up to 50% of the moneys received under
sub. (2) for the purposes specified under
s. 20.370 (3) (as),
(5) (er) and
(mu) and
(8) (ds) including costs associated with registration, enforcement, safety education, accident reports and analysis, law enforcement aids to counties, aids administration and other similar costs in administering and enforcing this section.
23.33(9)(b)1.1. The department shall utilize at least 50% of the moneys received under
sub. (2) for state all-terrain vehicle projects and for aid to towns, villages, cities, counties or federal agencies for nonstate all-terrain vehicle projects. The department shall utilize all the moneys credited to the appropriation under
s. 20.370 (5) (ct) for aid to towns, villages, cities, counties or federal agencies for nonstate all-terrain vehicle projects.
23.33(9)(b)2.
2. Any of the following all-terrain vehicle projects are eligible for funding under this paragraph as a state all-terrain vehicle project or for aid under this paragraph as a nonstate all-terrain vehicle project:
23.33(9)(b)2.b.
b. An all-terrain vehicle facility such as a parking area, riding area, shelter, toilets or other improvement.
23.33(9)(b)2.c.
c. Development of all-terrain vehicle routes or all-terrain vehicle trails.
23.33(9)(b)2.d.
d. Development or maintenance of a snowmobile route or trail or an off-the-road motorcycle trail or facility if the route, trail or facility is open for use by all-terrain vehicles.
23.33(9)(b)2.e.
e. Maintenance of all-terrain vehicle routes or all-terrain vehicle trails.
23.33(9)(b)3.
3. In addition to the projects listed in
subd. 2., the department may provide aid under this paragraph to a town, village, city or county for up to 100% of the cost of placing signs developed under
sub. (4z) (a) 2.
23.33(10)
(10) Liability of landowners. Section 895.52 applies to this section.
23.33(11)(a)(a) Counties, towns, cities and villages may enact ordinances regulating all-terrain vehicles on all-terrain vehicle trails maintained by or on all-terrain vehicle routes designated by the county, city, town or village.
23.33(11)(am)
(am) Any county, town, city or village may enact an ordinance which is in strict conformity with this section and rules promulgated by the department under this section, if the ordinance encompasses all aspects encompassed by this section.
23.33(11)(b)
(b) If a county, town, city or village adopts an ordinance regulating all-terrain vehicles, 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.
23.33(12)(a)(a) An officer of the state traffic patrol under
s. 110.07 (1), inspector under
s. 110.07 (3), conservation warden appointed by the department under
s. 23.10, county sheriff or municipal peace officer has authority and jurisdiction to enforce this section and ordinances enacted in conformity with this section.
23.33(12)(b)
(b) No operator of an all-terrain vehicle may refuse to stop after being requested or signaled to do so by a law enforcement officer.
23.33(13)(a)(a)
Generally. Except as provided in
pars. (am) to
(e), any person who violates this section shall forfeit not more than $250.
23.33(13)(am)
(am)
Penalty related to interference with signs and standards. Except as provided in
par. (cg), a person who violates
sub. (8) (f) and who, within the last 2 years prior to the arrest for the current violation, was 2 or more times previously convicted for violating a provision of this chapter shall forfeit not more than $500.
23.33(13)(b)
(b)
Penalties related to prohibited operation of an all-terrain vehicle; intoxicants; refusal. 23.33(13)(b)2.
2. Except as provided under
subd. 3., a person who violates
sub. (4c) (a) 1. or
2. 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 law or the refusal law shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 and shall be imprisoned not less than 5 days nor more than 6 months.
23.33(13)(b)3.
3. A person who violates
sub. (4c) (a) 1. or
2. 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 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.
23.33(13)(c)
(c)
Penalties related to causing injury; intoxicants. A person who violates
sub. (4c) (b) shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $2,000 and may be imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than one year in the county jail.
23.33(13)(cg)
(cg)
Penalties related to causing death or injury; interference with signs and standards. A person who violates
sub. (8) (f) 1. shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 2 years or both if the violation causes the death or injury, as defined in
s. 30.67 (3) (b), of another person.
23.33(13)(cm)
(cm)
Sentence of detention. The legislature intends that courts use the sentencing option under
s. 973.03 (4) whenever appropriate for persons subject to
par. (b) 2. or
3. or
(c). The use of this option can result in significant cost savings for the state and local governments.
23.33(13)(d)
(d)
Calculation of previous convictions. In determining the number of previous convictions under
par. (b) 2. and
3., convictions arising out of the same incident or occurrence shall be counted as one previous conviction.
23.33(13)(dm)
(dm)
Reporting convictions to the department. Whenever a person is convicted of a violation of the intoxicated operation of an all-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.
23.33(13)(e)
(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, 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.
23.33(13)(f)
(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 that the defendant removed, damaged, defaced, moved or obstructed.
23.33 History
History: 1985 a. 29;
1987 a. 200,
353,
399,
403;
1989 a. 31,
275,
359;
1991 a. 39,
303,
315;
1993 a. 16,
105,
119,
405;
1995 a. 27 ss.
1350 to
1351,
9126 (19);
1995 a. 436,
448.
23.33 Annotation
County forest roads open to vehicular traffic are highways which can be designated as routes under (8) (b).
77 Atty. Gen. 52.
23.35
23.35
Reciprocal registration exemption agreements for federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands. 23.35(1)(1) 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 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:
23.35(1)(a)
(a) Requires that boats, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles display decals or identification numbers showing valid registration by the tribe or band.
23.35(1)(b)
(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.
23.35(1)(c)
(c) Employs a sequential numbering system that includes a series of letters or initials that identify the tribe or band issuing the registration.
23.35(1)(d)
(d) Provides all registration information to this state in one of the following ways:
23.35(1)(d)1.
1. By transmitting all additions, changes or deletions of registration information to persons identified in the agreement, for incorporation into the registration records of this state, within one working day of the addition, change or deletion.
23.35(1)(d)2.
2. By establishing a 24-hour per day data retrieval system, consisting of either a law enforcement agency with 24-hour per day staffing or a computerized data retrieval system to which law enforcement officials of this state have access at all times.
23.35(1)(e)
(e) Provides reciprocal exemptions, from the tribe's or band's registration requirements, for boats, snowmobiles and all-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 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 that is registered by the tribe or band.
23.35(2)
(2) An agreement entered into under
sub. (1) may cover a registration program for boats, snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles or any combination thereof.
23.35 History
History: 1993 a. 405.
23.38
23.38
Natural resources law violation hotline. 23.38(1)
(1) The department shall maintain a toll-free telephone number at department headquarters to receive reports of violations of any statute or administrative rule that the department enforces or administers. The department shall relay these reports to the appropriate warden or officer for investigation and enforcement action. The department shall publicize the toll-free telephone number as widely as possible in the state.
23.38(2)
(2) The department shall maintain records which permit the release of information provided by informants while protecting the identity of the informant. Any records maintained by the department which relate to the identity of informants shall be only for the confidential use of the department in the administration of this section, unless the informant expressly agrees to release the records. Appearance in court as a witness shall not be considered consent by an informant to release confidential records maintained by the department.
23.38 History
History: 1979 c. 34;
1993 a. 16 s.
676; Stats. 1993 s. 23.38.
23.39
23.39
Public intervenor. 23.39(1)(1) The secretary shall designate an attorney in the department as public intervenor. Written notices of all administrative proceedings under
chs. 30,
31,
281 to
285 and
289 to
299, except
s. 281.48, shall be given to the public intervenor and to the administrators of divisions primarily assigned the departmental functions under
chs. 29,
281,
285 and
289 to
299, except
s. 281.48, by the agency head responsible for such proceedings. A copy of such notice shall also be given to the natural areas preservation council.
23.39(2)(a)(a) With the approval of the public intervenor board the public intervenor shall formally intervene in administrative proceedings when requested to do so by an administrator of a division primarily assigned the departmental functions under
chs. 29,
281,
285 or
289 to
299, except
s. 281.48. With the approval of the public intervenor board, the public intervenor may, on the public intervenor's own initiative or upon request of any committee of the legislature, formally intervene in all administrative proceedings where such intervention is needed for the protection of "public rights" in water and other natural resources, as provided in
chs. 30 and
31 and defined by the supreme court.
23.39(2)(b)
(b) In carrying out his or her duty to protect public rights in water and other natural resources, with the approval of the public intervenor board the public intervenor has the authority to initiate actions and proceedings before any agency in order to raise issues, present evidence and testimony and make arguments.
23.39(3)
(3) Personnel of the department shall, upon the request of the public intervenor, make such investigations, studies and reports as the public intervenor may request in connection with administrative proceedings, either before or after formal intervention. Personnel of state agencies shall at the public intervenor's request provide information, serve as witnesses in such proceedings and otherwise cooperate in the carrying out of the public intervenor's intervention functions. Formal intervention shall be by filing a statement to that effect with the examiner or other person immediately in charge of the proceeding. Thereupon the public intervenor shall be deemed a party in interest with full power to present evidence, subpoena and cross-examine witnesses, submit proof, file briefs or do any other acts appropriate for a party to the proceedings.
23.39(4)
(4) The public intervenor may not appeal from administrative rulings to the courts. In all administrative proceedings the public intervenor shall be identified as "public intervenor". This section does not preclude or prevent any department or independent agency from appearing by its staff as a party in administrative proceedings.
23.39(5)
(5) The public intervenor board shall provide direction and supervision to the public intervenor consistent with the public intervenor's duties to protect public rights in water and other natural resources.
23.40
23.40
Environmental impact statement. 23.40(1)
(1)
Determination if environmental impact statement is required. Any person who files an application for a permit, license or approval granted or issued by the department, shall submit with the application a statement of the estimated cost of the project or proposed action for which the person seeks a permit, license or approval. The department may seek such further information as it deems necessary to determine whether it must prepare an environmental impact statement under
s. 1.11.
23.40(2)
(2) Notification; estimate of fee.
