[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Wescott 9-12-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a means for persons to travel from a residence or lodging establishment within the limits of the Town of Wescott, Shawano County, Wisconsin, for the shortest distance that is necessary for a person to operate a snowmobile to the snowmobile trail or route that is closest to that residence or lodging establishment.
This chapter is adopted as authorized under § 350.18(3)(a), Wis. Stats.
No person shall operate a snowmobile on a roadway or shoulder of a highway unless posted as a designated snowmobile route, except for access as described in § 244-1.
This chapter designates the roadways and/or shoulders of specific highways for snowmobile travel by persons residing in or staying at a lodging establishment within the limits of the Town of Wescott, Shawano County, Wisconsin, to travel for the shortest distance that is necessary to reach the snowmobile trail or route that is closest to that residence or lodging establishment subject to the following conditions:
A. 
Snowmobiles shall be operated on the extreme right side of the roadway and travel with the flow of traffic and in single file.
B. 
Snowmobile operators shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicular traffic and pedestrians, and shall operate in a careful and prudent manner at all times.
C. 
Snowmobile headlights shall be on at all times.
A snowmobile operated on a portion of the roadway or shoulder of a highway pursuant to this chapter shall observe roadway speed limits.
This chapter shall be enforced by any local law enforcement officer, which includes but is not limited to of the Shawano County Sheriff's Department and Wisconsin DNR.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Wisconsin State snowmobile penalties as found in §§ 350.11(1)(a) and 23.33(13), Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference. Any person who violates this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to the forfeiture amount in the Fine and Forfeiture Schedule of the Town of Wescott that shall be as set from time to time by resolution by the Town of Wescott.
The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed severable and it is expressly declared that the Town Board would have passed the other provisions of this chapter irrespective of whether one or more provisions may be declared invalid. If invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
This chapter will be become effective upon passage and publication.
This chapter repeals Ordinance No. 97-02, adopted February 11, 1997, and Ordinance No. 2004-04, adopted March 9, 2004.