9-500.27. Off-road vehicle ordinance; applicability; violation; classification
A. No later than March 31, 2008, in area A, as defined in section 49-541, a city or town shall adopt, implement and enforce an ordinance that prohibits the operation of any vehicle, including an off-highway vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle or an off-road recreational motor vehicle, on an unpaved surface that is not a public or private road, street or lawful easement and that is closed by the landowner by rule or regulation of a federal agency, this state, a county or a municipality or by proper posting if the land is private land.
B. This section does not apply to the operation of vehicles used in the normal course of business or the normal course of government operations.
C. This section does not prohibit or preempt the enforcement of any similar ordinance that is adopted by a city or town in area A, as defined in section 49-541, before March 31, 2008 for purposes of dust abatement.
D. A person who violates an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection A of this section is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
E. In addition to or in lieu of a fine pursuant to this section, a judge may order the person to perform at least eight but not more than twenty-four hours of community restitution or to complete an approved safety course related to the off-highway operation of motor vehicles, or both.
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