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| | | An Act Relating to the Operation of Snowmobiles |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7827, sub-§13-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 13-A.__Headgear required.__A person operating a snowmobile on | | a snowmobile trail identified by the Department of Conservation, | | Bureau of Parks and Lands as having been funded by the Snowmobile | | Trail Fund pursuant to section 7824, subsection 4, may not: |
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| | | A. If the person is under 18 years of age, fail to wear | | protective headgear that conforms to the standards | | established under Title 29-A, section 2083, subsection 3; or |
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| | | B. Carry a passenger under 18 years of age on the snowmobile | | unless the passenger is wearing protective headgear that | | conforms to the standards established under Title 29-A, | | section 2083, subsection 3. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | | for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be | | adjudged. |
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| | | The Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands shall | | develop an administratively simple means of identifying trails |
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