[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Bear Creek at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Village of Bear Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, hereby adopts the following all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility terrain vehicle (UTV) regulations upon roadways listed in § 335-3.
This route is created to pursuant to Village authority as authorized by § 23.33(8)(b), Wis. Stats. The applicable provisions of § 23.33, Wis. Stats., regulating ATV/UTV operations pursuant to routes and trails are adopted.
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The Village of Bear Creek reserves the right to close or modify routes and trails at any time. Any restrictions of trails and routes shall be designated by a motion and by majority vote of the Village of Bear Creek Board and shall be marked accordingly.
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The Village of Bear Creek or its designee shall maintain all routes and trail signs within the Village.
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All ATV/UTV routes and trails shall be signed in accordance with § NR 64.12, Wis. Adm. Code, or § 23.33(8)(e), Wis. Stats., or a combination thereof. The primary use of the all-terrain vehicle routes sign and arrow is to alert the trail user that it is permissible to use the traveled portion of the road or highway for travel. The signs also alert others that the road or highway is a route. The Village of Bear Creek may designate a preferred route to connect with other routes that connect to other municipalities.
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All Village roads and transportation marked corridors within the Village of Bear Creek are hereby designated as ATV/UTV routes. Authorized private lands subject to public easement or leases are designated trails. All county roadways located in the Village of Bear Creek are hereby declared as ATV/UTV routes if authorized by the County of Outagamie. Bridges 1,000 feet or less on state and county highways located in the territorial boundaries in the Village of Bear Creek are hereby designated as ATV/UTV routes. Operators will cross the bridge in the most direct and practicable manner and exit to the next connecting town or county road completing the route or trail. All roadways on state or county roads of 35 miles per hour or less are hereby declared as routes.
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The Village of Bear Creek will maintain a route and trail map.
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All ATV/UTV operators on routes shall observe posted roadway speed limits; not to exceed 35 miles per hour.
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All ATV/UTV operators shall ride single file.
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Operators of ATV/UTV shall observe all laws of this state pertaining to the use of an ATV/UTV.
This chapter shall be enforced by any law enforcement officer authorized to enforce the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin state ATV/UTV penalties as found in § 23.33(13)(a), Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference.
The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed severable, and it is expressly declared that the Village of Bear Creek would have passed the other provisions of this chapter irrespective of whether or not one or more provisions may be declared invalid. If any provision of this chapter or the application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be deemed affected.
This chapter becomes effective upon passage and publication. Pursuant to § 23.33(11)(b), Wis. Stats., the Clerk-Treasurer shall immediately send a copy of this chapter to the Department of Natural Resources, to the state traffic patrol, and to the office of any law enforcement agency of each county, town, city, or Village having jurisdiction over any of the highways to which this chapter applies.