2013 WISCONSIN ACT
67
An Act
to repeal
23.33 (1) (ng) 1. i.;
to renumber and amend
23.33 (1) (ng) 2.;
to amend
23.33 (1) (ng) 1. (intro.), 23.33 (1) (ng) 1. a., 23.33 (1) (ng) 1. b., 23.33 (4) (d) 3., 23.33 (6) (g) and 340.01 (2g); and
to create
23.33 (1) (iq), 23.33 (3e) and 340.01 (36r) of the statutes;
relating to:
the definitions of an all-terrain vehicle and a utility terrain vehicle, restrictions on operating an all-terrain vehicle or a utility terrain vehicle on a roadway, and seating requirements for utility terrain vehicles.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
23.33 (1) (iq) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33
(1)
(iq) "Non-pneumatic tire" means a tire that is designed by the manufacturer to meet all of the following requirements:
1. To have a minimum width of 6 inches.
2. To have a reinforced structure.
3. To not be supported by air pressure.
Section
2
.
23.33 (1) (ng) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33
(1)
(ng) 1. (intro.) A
commercially designed and manufactured
motor driven device that does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect on July 1, 2012, that is not a golf cart, low-speed vehicle, dune buggy, mini-truck, or tracked vehicle, that is designed to be used primarily off of a highway, and that has, and was originally manufactured with, all of the following:
Section
3
.
23.33 (1) (ng) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33
(1)
(ng) 1. a. A
net
weight
, without fluids,
of
less than
2,000 pounds
or less
.
Section
4
.
23.33 (1) (ng) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33
(1)
(ng) 1. b. Four or more low-pressure tires
or non-pneumatic tires
.
Section
5
.
23.33 (1) (ng) 1. i. of the statutes is repealed.
Section
6
.
23.33 (1) (ng) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 23.33 (1) (ng) 2. (intro.) and amended to read:
23.33
(1)
(ng) 2. (intro.) A
commercially designed and manufactured
motor driven device
that has
to which all of the following applies:
a. It has
a
net
weight
, without fluids,
of more than 900 pounds
, that is originally manufactured with
but not more than 2000 pounds.
b. It has
a width of 50 inches or less
, that
.
c. It
is equipped with a seat designed to be straddled by the operator
, and that is designed by the manufacturer to travel
.
d. It travels
on 3 or more low-pressure tires
or non-pneumatic tires
.
Section
7
.
23.33 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33
(3e)
Original seating.
No person may operate a utility terrain vehicle unless he or she, and every occupant of the utility terrain vehicle, is seated on a seat that is original to the utility terrain vehicle as manufactured.
Section
8
.
23.33 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33
(4)
(d) 3. To cross a bridge, culvert, or railroad right-of-way. The crossing of a bridge, culvert, or railroad right-of-way is not authorized if the roadway is officially closed to all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle traffic. The crossing is authorized only if the crossing is done in the most direct manner practicable, if the crossing is made at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing, and if the operator stops the vehicle prior to the crossing
and yields the right-of-way to other vehicles
, pedestrians, and electric personal assistive mobility devices using the roadway.
Section
8m
.
23.33 (6) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33
(6)
(g) An all-terrain vehicle may not be operated with tires other than low-pressure tires
or non-pneumatic tires
.
Section
9
.
340.01 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:
340.01
(2g)
"All-terrain vehicle" means
an engine-driven
a commercially designed and manufactured motor-driven
device
which
that
has a
net
weight
, without fluids,
of 900 pounds or less,
which is originally manufactured with
has
a width of 50 inches or less,
which
is equipped with a seat designed to be straddled by the operator
,
and
which is designed by the manufacturer to travel
travels
on 3 or more low-pressure tires
or non-pneumatic tires
.
Section
10
.
340.01 (36r) of the statutes is created to read:
340.01
(36r)
"Non-pneumatic tire" means a tire that is designed by the manufacturer to meet all of the following requirements:
(a) To have a minimum width of 6 inches.
(b) To have a reinforced structure.
(c) To not be supported by air pressure.
