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Town of Whitewater, WI
Walworth County
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[1-19-1971 by Ord. No. 2WR]
The provisions of this article shall apply to the ice-covered waters of Whitewater Lake and adjoining channels lying within the corporate limits of the Towns of Richmond and Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin. The provisions of this article shall be enforced by a patrol officer or officers or law enforcement officer duly elected or appointed by the Town of Richmond and the Town of Whitewater, both in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
[1-19-1971 by Ord. No. 2WR]
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this article, 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 article as if fully set forth in this article. Acts required to be performed or prohibited by such statutes are required or prohibited by this article.
A. 
Section 350.02, Wis. Stats., Illegal operation of snowmobile on or in the vicinity of highways.
B. 
Section 350.03, Wis. Stats., Failure to yield right-of-way to person not on a snowmobile.
C. 
Section 350.07, Wis. Stats., Driving wild animals with a snowmobile.
D. 
Section 350.10(1), Wis. Stats., Unreasonable, improper speed.
E. 
Section 350.10(1)(d), Wis. Stats., Operate snowmobile without muffler on engine.
F. 
Section 350.10(1)(f) to (m), Wis. Stats., Trespass.
G. 
Section 350.101(1)(a), Wis. Stats., First offense, operate snowmobile while intoxicated.
H. 
Section 350.101(1)(b), Wis. Stats., First offense, operate snowmobile with alcohol concentration above 0.1%.
I. 
Section 350.101(1)(c), Wis. Stats., Absolute sobriety for persons under 19.
J. 
Section 350.104(5), Wis. Stats., First offense, refuse to take intoxicated snowmobile test.
K. 
Section 350.12(1), Wis. Stats., Operate snowmobile without valid registration.
L. 
Section 350.135(1), Wis. Stats., Interference with signs and standards.
M. 
Section 350.15(2), Wis. Stats., Failure to render aid.
N. 
Section 350.15(3), Wis. Stats., Failure to report snowmobile accident.
O. 
Section 350.101(1)(a), Wis. Stats., Operate snowmobile while intoxicated (S-24).
(2nd offense within five years and five days to six months.)
(3rd or more offenses within five years and 30 days to one year.)
P. 
Section 350.101(1)(b), Wis. Stats., Operate snowmobile with alcohol concentration above 0.1%.
(2nd offense within five years and five days to six months.)
(3rd or more offenses within five years, and 30 days to one year.)
Q. 
Section 350.101(2), Wis. Stats., Cause injury by intoxicated operation of snowmobile.
R. 
Section 350.104(5), Wis. Stats., Refuse to take test.
(2nd offense within five years and five days to six months.)
(3rd or more offenses within five years, and 30 days to one year).
S. 
350.17(2), Wis. Stats., Failure to stop for law enforcement officer and/or 30 days to one year.
T. 
S-22, Failure to stop for law enforcement officer, § 350.17(2), Wis. Stats. (crime).
A. 
Hours of operation. No person shall operate a snowmobile upon Whitewater Lake and adjoining channels lying within the Town of Richmond and the Town of Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin, after 11:00 p.m., except for the purpose of crossing Whitewater Lake in a generally direct route to their destination on the other side.
B. 
Safe operation required. No person shall operate, direct or handle a snowmobile in such a manner as to unreasonably annoy, unnecessarily frighten or endanger any person.
The Town Board of the Town of Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin, does hereby adopt the state January 1, 1988 bond schedule for violations of this chapter.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a forfeiture in an amount as set forth in a fee schedule to be kept on file with the Town Clerk, along with the costs of prosecution.