A. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the statutory provisions describing and defining regulations with respect to snowmobiles in the following enumerated sections of the Wisconsin Statutes are hereby adopted by reference and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. Acts required to be performed or prohibited by such statutes are required or prohibited by this chapter. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications of the Statutes incorporated herein by reference are intended to be made part of this chapter.
350.01
Definitions
350.02
Operation of snowmobiles on or in the vicinity of highways
350.03
Right-of-way
350.035
Meeting of snowmobiles
350.04
Snowmobile races, derbies and routes
350.045
Public utility exemption
350.047
Local ordinances to be filed
350.05
Operation by youthful operators restricted
350.07
Driving animals
350.08
Owner permitting operation
350.09
Head lamps, tail lamps and brakes, etc.
350.095
Noise level requirements
350.10
Miscellaneous provisions for snowmobile operation
350.101
Intoxicated snowmobiling
350.102
Preliminary breath screening test
350.1025
Application of intoxicated snowmobiling law
350.103
Implied consent
350.104
Chemical tests
350.106
Report arrest to department
350.107
Officer's action after arrest for operating a snowmobile while under influence of intoxicant
350.11
Penalties
350.12
Registration of snowmobiles; trail use stickers
350.125
Completion of application for registration by snowmobile dealers
350.13
Uniform trail signs and standards
350.135
Interferences with uniform trail signs and standards prohibited
350.15
Accidents and accident reports
350.155
Coroners and medical examiners to report; require blood specimen
350.17
Enforcement
350.19
Liability of landowners
350.99
Parties to a violation
A. 
No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any street, highway or alley within the City of Onalaska in violation of the traffic regulation provisions of §§ 346.04, 346.06, 346.11, 346.14, 346.18, 346.19, 346.20, 346.21, 346.26, 346.27, 346.33, 346.35, 346.37, 346.39, 346.40, 346.44, 346.46, 346.47, 346.48, 346.50(1)(b), 346.51, 346.52, 346.53, 346.54, 346.55, 346.63, 346.87, 346.88, 346.89, 346.90, 346.91, 346.92(1) and 346.94(1), and (9), Wis. Stats.
A. 
Operation restrictions. Operation of snowmobiles on the designated snowmobile route shall be subject to the following restrictions:
1. 
Stop/yield. Each snowmobile shall stop at each street or highway to be crossed and yield the right-of-way to all motor vehicles approaching on each such street or highway.
2. 
Yielding right-of-way. Travel on rights-of-way of City streets and highways shall be limited to those which are posted, and snowmobiles, at all times, yield the right-of-way when crossing streets and highways to all vehicular traffic.
3. 
Street operating rules. When traveling on the roadways of streets and highways, operators shall obey the following requirements:
a. 
Snowmobiles are to be operated on the extreme right side of the roadway.
b. 
Left turns shall be made as safely as possible from any position depending on snow cover and other prevailing conditions.
c. 
Operators are to yield the right-of-way to other vehicular traffic and pedestrians.
4. 
Speed. No person shall operate a snowmobile within the City or on any designated snowmobile trail at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour and shall yield the right-of-way when traveling within 100 feet of a person who is not on a snowmobile.
5. 
Hours of operation restricted. No person shall operate a snowmobile anywhere within the City between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
6. 
Restriction on equipment. No snowmobile or other vehicle operating on the snowmobile route shall be allowed if it has an expansion chamber or any muffler other than the type and size provided by the manufacturer. Each snowmobile shall be equipped with proper operating headlamps, taillights and brakes and other required equipment to conform to the requirements of § 350.09, Wis. Stats.
7. 
Statutory requirements. Operation of snowmobiles shall comply with such other and further conditions as are opposed upon operators under § 350.02, Wis. Stats.
B. 
Unattended vehicles. No person shall leave or allow a snowmobile owned or operated by them to remain unattended on any public highway or public property while the motor is running or with the starting key left in the ignition.
C. 
Operation on sidewalks prohibited. No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any sidewalk or pedestrianway or upon the area between the sidewalk and the curbline of any street in the City of Onalaska, except for the purpose of crossing to obtain immediate access to an authorized area of operation or as permitted by this chapter.
D. 
Operation on private property. Except as permitted by this Code, it shall be unlawful to operate any snowmobile or any other motor-drive craft or vehicle principally manufactured for off-highway use on the City street, alleys, parks, parking lots or on any public lands or private lands or parking lots held open to the public. The operator shall at all times have the express consent of the owner before operation of such craft or vehicle on private property not owned or controlled by them.
E. 
Permitting operation by improper persons prohibited. No owner or person having charge or control of a snowmobile shall authorize or permit any person to operate such snowmobile who is not permitted under state law to operate such snowmobile or who is under the influence of an intoxicant or a dangerous narcotic drug.
F. 
Operation in parks. No person shall drive a snowmobile in any park within the City except upon snowmobile trails as may be designated by the Common Council.
G. 
Written consent of owner required. The consent required under § 350.10(1)(f), Wis. Stats., and in Subsection D above shall be written consent dated and limited to the year in which the consent is given. If the property is owned or leased by more than one person, the consent of each owner must be obtained.
H. 
Age of operators.
1. 
No person under the age of 12 years may operate a snowmobile. No person over the age of 12 years but under the age of 16 years may operate a snowmobile unless they hold a valid snowmobile safety certificate or is accompanied by a person over 18 years of age or by a person over 14 years of age having a snowmobile safety certificate issued by the Department of Natural Resources.
2. 
No person shall operate any snowmobile upon any street, alley or other public right-of-way in the City unless such person shall have a valid motor vehicle operator's license or unless such operator is accompanied by a person who has a valid motor vehicle operator's license and who is occupying a seat on the vehicle.
3. 
No owner or other person having charge or control of a snowmobile may knowingly authorize or permit any person to operate the snowmobile if the person is prohibited from operating a snowmobile under Wisconsin Statutes or this chapter, or if the person is incapable of operating a snowmobile because of physical or mental disability, or if the person is under the influence of alcohol beverages or controlled substances or a combination thereof or under the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders them incapable of safely operating a snowmobile.
4. 
No parent or guardian of any child shall authorize or knowingly permit such child to operate a snowmobile if the child is prohibited from operating a snowmobile under Wisconsin Statutes or this chapter.
I. 
Pursuit of animals. No operator shall violate § 350.07, Wis. Stats. by driving or pursuing any animal with a snowmobile.
J. 
Miscellaneous regulations. No person shall operate a snowmobile in the following manner:
1. 
At a rate of speed that is unreasonable or improper under the circumstances.
2. 
In any careless way as to endanger the person or property of another.
3. 
In such a way that the exhaust of the motor makes an excessive or unusual noise.
4. 
Without a functioning muffler.
5. 
On the private property of another without the consent of the owner or lessee.
6. 
On the frozen surface of public waters within 100 feet of a person not upon a vehicle or within 100 feet of a fishing shanty unless operated at a speed of 10 miles per hour or less.
7. 
On a slide, ski or skating area except for the purposes of service the area, crossing at places where marked or after stopping and yielding the right-of-way.
8. 
On or across a cemetery, school or church property without consent of the owner.
K. 
Nonassumption of liability. By enacting this chapter designating a snowmobile route through the City, portions of which may cross private properties or frozen surfaces, the City is assuming no responsibility for any property damage or personal injuries sustained by any persons as a result of operation of snowmobiles across those properties.
A. 
If they can do so without serious danger to themselves or to persons on board, the operator of a snowmobile involved in a snowmobile accident within the City shall stop their snowmobile and shall render to other persons affected thereby such assistance as may be practicable and necessary to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the accident and shall give their name and address and identification of their snowmobile to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the accident.
B. 
If the snowmobile accident results in death or injury to any person or total property damage in excess of $200, every operator of a snowmobile involved in such accident shall, as soon as possible, notify the Police Department of the accident and shall, within 10 days after the accident, file a written report thereof with the Department on forms prescribed by it.
C. 
If the operator of a snowmobile is physically incapable of making the report required by this section and there was another occupant on the snowmobile at the time of the accident capable of making the report, they shall make such report.
D. 
"Snowmobile accident" means a collision, accident or other casualty involving a snowmobile.
A. 
Routes designated. Except as provided in §§ 350.02 and 350.045, Wis. Stats., or for snowmobile events authorized in accordance with § 350.04, Wis. Stats., or as provided in Subsection B, no person shall operate a snowmobile upon any public right-of-way, in any public park or on any other public municipal property in the City except upon snowmobile routes and trails designated by the Common Council. The designated routes to be used within the City limits shall be adopted by resolution by the Common Council, a copy of which shall be on file with the City Clerk.
B. 
Trail markers. The Chief of Police and/or City Engineer is directed and authorized to procure, erect and maintain appropriate snowmobile route, trail and limit signs and markers as approved by the State Department of Natural Resources under § 350.13, Wis. Stats. The Chief of Police and/or City Engineer shall have the power to declare the stated snowmobile routes and trails either open or closed.
C. 
Markers to be obeyed. No person shall fail to obey any route or trail sign, marker or limit erected in accordance with this section.
A. 
Uniform citation for highway violations. The uniform traffic citation promulgated under § 345.11, Wis. Stats., shall be used for violations of this chapter relating to highway use except as herein provided.
B. 
Other violations. All violations of this chapter not described in Subsections A or B shall be enforced in accordance with §§ 66.0114 and 66.0111 and Ch. 800, Wis. Stats.
C. 
Police Department to receive stipulations and penalties. Stipulations, fines, penalties and payments for obtaining release from arrest authorized under this chapter may be accepted at the Police Department offices by the Chief of Police or their designee.
A. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine not more than $750, together with the costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment thereof, may be imprisoned in the county jail for not exceeding 10 days, provided no person shall pay a fine in an amount in excess of the maximum fine allowed in the Wisconsin Statutes for the same offense, and further provided that the penalty and fine for parking violations on highways shall be the amount applicable to such violations by owners or operators of motor vehicles under Title 10, Chapter 1, of this Code of Ordinances.