Chapter 10.20
SNOWMOBILES
Sections:
10.20.010 Applicability and enforcement.
10.20.020 State snowmobile laws adopted.
10.20.040 Adoption of state bond schedule.
10.20.050 Violation – Penalty.
10.20.010 Applicability and enforcement.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the ice-covered waters of Whitewater Lake, Turtle Lake, Lake Lorraine, and adjoining channels lying within the corporate limits of the towns of Richmond and Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin. The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by a patrol officer or officers or law enforcement officer duly elected or appointed by the town and the town of Whitewater, both in Walworth County, Wisconsin. [Code 2002 § 50-121.]
10.20.020 State snowmobile laws adopted.
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 statutes are hereby adopted by reference and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth in this chapter. Acts required to be performed or prohibited by such statutes are required or prohibited by this chapter.
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Wisconsin Statutes |
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Illegal operation of snowmobile on or in the vicinity of highways. |
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Failure to yield right-of-way to person not on a snowmobile. |
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Driving wild animals with a snowmobile. |
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350.10(1) |
Unreasonable, improper speed. |
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350.10(5) |
Operate snowmobile without muffler on engine. |
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350.10(6) – (13) |
Trespass. |
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350.101(1)(a) |
First offense, operate snowmobile while intoxicated. |
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350.101(1)(b) |
First offense, operate snowmobile with alcohol concentration above 0.1 percent. |
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350.101(1)(c) |
Absolute sobriety for persons under 19. |
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350.104(5) |
First offense, refuse to take intoxicated snowmobile test. |
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350.12(1) |
Operate snowmobile without valid registration. |
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350.135(1) |
Interference with signs and standards. |
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350.15(2) |
Failure to render aid. |
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350.15(3) |
Failure to report snowmobile accident. |
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350.101(1)(a) |
Operate snowmobile while intoxicated. (Second offense within five years and five days to six months.) (Third or more offenses within five years, and 30 days to one year.) |
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350.101(1)(b) |
Operate snowmobile with alcohol concentration above 0.1 percent. (Second offense within five years and five days to six months.) (Third or more offenses within five years, and 30 days to one year.) |
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350.101(2) |
Cause injury by intoxicated operation of snowmobile and/or 30 days to one year. |
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350.104(5) |
Refuse to take test. (Second offense within five years and five days to six months.) (Third or more offenses within five years, and 30 days to one year.) |
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350.17(2) |
Failure to stop for law enforcement officer and/or 30 days to one year. |
[Code 2002 § 50-122.]
10.20.030 Operation.
(a) Hours of Operation. No person shall operate a snowmobile upon Whitewater Lake and adjoining channels lying within the town 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. [Code 2002 § 50-123.]
10.20.040 Adoption of state bond schedule.
The town board does hereby adopt the state January 1, 1988, bond schedule for violation of this chapter. [Code 2002 § 50-124.]
10.20.050 Violation – Penalty.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $10.00 nor more than $20.00 together with the costs of prosecution for the first offense and not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00 together with the costs of prosecution for the second offense within a year. [Code 2002 § 50-125.]