350.12(3h)(a)3.3. Appoint persons who are not employees of the department as agents of the department to issue, transfer, or renew registration documents using either or both of the services specified in par. (ag) 1. and to issue reprints.

350.12(3h)(ag)(ag) Registration; methods of issuance.

350.12(3h)(ag)1.1. For the issuance of original or duplicate registration documents and for the transfer or renewal of registration documents, the department shall implement either or both of the following procedures to be provided by the department and any agents appointed under par. (a) 3.:

350.12(3h)(ag)1.a.a. A procedure under which the department or agent appointed under par. (a) 3. accepts applications for registration documents and issues temporary operating receipts at the time applicants submit applications accompanied by the required fees.

350.12(3h)(ag)1.b.b. A procedure under which the department or agent appointed under par. (a) 3. accepts applications for registration documents and issues to each applicant all or some of the registration documents at the time the applicant submits the application accompanied by the required fees.

350.12(3h)(ag)2.2. Under either procedure under subd. 1., the applicant shall be issued any remaining registration documents directly from the department at a later date. Any registration document issued under subd. 1. b. shall be sufficient to allow the snowmobile for which the application is submitted to be operated in compliance with the registration requirements under this section.

350.12(3h)(ar)(ar) Registration; supplemental fees. In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3) (a), when an agent appointed under par. (a) 3. accepts an application to renew registration documents, or the department accepts an application to renew registration documents through a statewide automated system, the agent or the department shall collect an issuing fee of 50 cents and a transaction fee of 50 cents each time the agent or the department issues renewal registration documents or a renewal temporary operating receipt under par. (ag) 1. a. or b. The agent or the department shall retain the entire amount of each issuing fee and transaction fee the agent or the department collects.

350.12(3h)(g)(g) Receipt of fees. All fees remitted to or collected by the department under par. (ar) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

350.12(3h)(h)(h) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to establish eligibility and other criteria for the appointment of agents under par. (a) 3. and to regulate the activities of these agents.

350.12(3i)(a)(a) No person may intentionally do any of the following:

350.12(3i)(b)(b) No person may do any of the following:

350.12(3i)(b)1.1. Manufacture a vehicle identification number tag that the person knows to contain false information to be placed on a snowmobile.

350.12(3j)(a)1.a.a. “Public snowmobile corridor” means a snowmobile trail or other established snowmobile corridor that is open to the public but does not include a snowmobile route.

350.12(3j)(a)1.b.b. “Temporary trail use receipt” means a receipt issued by the department or an agent under this subsection that shows that an application and the required fees for a trail use sticker have been submitted to the department or an agent appointed under par. (e) 1.

350.12(3j)(a)2.2. No person who is the owner of a snowmobile may operate, or give permission for another person to operate, a snowmobile on a public snowmobile corridor in this state unless any of the following apply:

350.12(3j)(a)2.a.a. Except as provided in this subd. 2. a., a trail use sticker issued under this subsection is displayed on the snowmobile. For a snowmobile that is required to have a plate attached under sub. (3) (c) 3., the trail use sticker may be displayed on the plate.

350.12(3j)(b)(b) The fee for a trail use sticker issued for a snowmobile that is exempt from registration under sub. (2) (b) or (bn) is $49.25. A trail use sticker issued for such a snowmobile may be issued only by the department and persons appointed by the department and expires on June 30 of each year.

350.12(3j)(bg)1.1. In this paragraph, “snowmobile club” means an association organized in this state that is a member of the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs, that meets at least 3 times per year, that has at least 10 members, and that promotes responsible snowmobiling.

350.12(3j)(bg)3.3. The fee for a trail use sticker issued for a snowmobile that is registered under sub. (3) and that is owned by a person who is both a member of a snowmobile club and a member of the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs is $9.25.

350.12(3j)(bg)4.4. The fee for a trail use sticker issued for a snowmobile that is registered under sub. (3) and that is owned by a person who does not meet the requirements under subd. 3. is $29.25.