[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Manawa 10-18-1993 as Title 10, Ch. 3 of the 1989 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks — See Ch. 227.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 289.
A. 
[1]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 Wisconsin statutes are hereby adopted by reference and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. Acts required to be performed or prohibited by such statutes are required or prohibited by this chapter. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications of the statutes incorporated herein by reference are intended to be made part of this Code.
350.01
Definitions
350.02
Operation of Snowmobiles on or in the Vicinity of Highways
350.03
Right-of-Way
350.04
Snowmobile Races, Derbies and Routes
350.045
Public Utility Exemption
350.047
Local Utility Exemption
350.05
Operation by Youthful Operators Restricted
350.055
Safety Certification Program Established
350.07
Driving Animals
350.08
Owner Permitting Operation
350.09
Head Lamps, Tail Lamps and Brakes, Etc.
350.10
Miscellaneous Provisions for Snowmobile Operation
350.12
Registration of Snowmobiles
350.125
Completion of Application for Registration by Snowmobile Dealers
350.13
Uniform Trail Signs and Standards
350.15
Accidents and Accident Reports
350.17
Enforcement
350.18
Local Ordinances
350.19
Liability of Landowners
350.99
Parties to a Violation
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
State all-terrain vehicle laws adopted. The provisions describing and defining regulations with respect to all-terrain vehicles in the following-enumerated subsections of W.S.A. s. 23.33, and any future amendments or revisions, are hereby adopted by reference and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. Any acts required to be performed by the following statutory subsections or which are prohibited by such statutory subsections are required to be performed by this chapter or are prohibited by this chapter.
23.33(1)
Definitions [including Subsections (a) through (n)]
23.33(2)
Registration
23.33(3)
Rules of Operation [including Subsections (a) through (i)]
23.33(4)
Operation On or Near Highway [including Subsections (a) through (e)]
23.33(5)(a)
Age Restrictions
and (c)
23.33(6)
Equipment Requirements [including Subsections (a) through (e)]
23.33(7)
Accidents [including Subsections (a) and (b)]
No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any street, highway or alley within the City of Manawa in violation of the traffic regulation provisions of W.S.A. ss. 346.04, 346.06, 346.11, 346.14(1), 346.18, 346.19, 346.20, 346.21, 346.26, 346.27, 346.33, 346.35, 346.37, 346.39, 346.40, 346.44, 346.46, 346.47, 346.48, 346.50(1)(b), 346.51, 346.52, 346.53, 346.54, 346.55, 346.87, 346.88, 346.89, 346.90, 346.91, 346.92(1) and 346.94(1), (6), (6m) and (9).
A. 
Speed. No person shall operate a snowmobile within the city or on any trail designated in § 264-9 of this chapter at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour.
B. 
Hours of operation restricted. Except on a designated trail, no person shall operate a snowmobile or other off-highway vehicle anywhere within the city between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., except for returning home via the most direct route.
C. 
Restriction on equipment. No snowmobile or other vehicle operating on the snowmobile route shall be allowed if it has an expansion chamber or any muffler other than the type and size provided by the manufacturer. Each snowmobile must display a lighted headlight and taillight at all times, and said lights must conform to the requirements of W.S.A. s. 350.09.
No person shall leave or allow a snowmobile owned or operated by him or her to remain unattended on any public highway or public property while the motor is running or with the starting key left in the ignition.
No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any sidewalk or pedestrianway or upon the area between the sidewalk and the curbline of any street in the city, except as specifically authorized by § 264-6 or for the purpose of crossing to obtain immediate access to an authorized area of operation.
A. 
Permitting operation by improper persons prohibited. No owner or person having charge or control of a snowmobile shall authorize or permit any person to operate such snowmobile who is not permitted under state law to operate such snowmobile or who is under the influence of an intoxicant or a dangerous narcotic drug.
B. 
Operation while under influence prohibited. Wisconsin Statutes Annotated s. 346.63 shall apply to the operation of a snowmobile any place within the city.
C. 
Operation in parks. No person shall drive a snowmobile in any park within the city except upon designated snowmobile trails as shall be designated by the Common Council.
D. 
Written consent of owner required. The consent required under W.S.A. s. 350.10(6), (11), (12) and (13) and in Subsection A above shall be written consent dated and limited to the year in which the consent is given. If the property is owned or leased by more than one person, the consent of each must be obtained.
A. 
Age restriction. No person under the age of 12 years may operate a snowmobile unless he or she is accompanied either by a parent or guardian or by a person over 18 years of age.
B. 
Snowmobile safety permit or operator's license required. No person over the age of 12 years but under the age of 16 years may operate a snowmobile unless he or she holds a valid snowmobile safety certificate or is accompanied by a person over 18 years of age or by a person over 14 years of age having a snowmobile safety certificate issued by the Department of Natural Resources. Any person who is over the age of 12 and under the age of 16 who holds a snowmobile safety certificate shall carry it while operating a snowmobile and shall display it to a law enforcement officer on request. Persons enrolled in a safety certification program approved by the Department of Natural Resources may operate a snowmobile in an area designated by the instructor.
C. 
Exceptions. This section does not apply to the operation of snowmobiles by an operator under the age of 16 years upon lands owned or leased by his or her parent or guardian. As used in this section, "leased lands" does not include lands leased by an organization of which said operator or his or her parent or guardian is a member.
D. 
Definition. For purposes of this section, "accompanied" means being on the same snowmobile as the operator.
E. 
Licensed operator. No person shall operate any snowmobile on any street, alley or other public right-of-way in the city unless such person shall have a valid motor vehicle operator's license or unless such operator is accompanied by a person who has a valid motor vehicle operator's license and who is occupying a seat on the vehicle.
(State law reference: W.S.A. s. 350.05)
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
INJURY
Any injury of a physical nature resulting in the need of attention by a physician or surgeon, whether or not such aid or attention was received.
SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENT
A collision accident or other casualty involving a snowmobile.
B. 
Duty to render aid. Insofar as he or she is capable of doing so, the operator of a snowmobile involved in a snowmobile accident shall render to other persons affected thereby such assistance as is practicable and necessary to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the accident and shall give his or her name and address and identification of his or her snowmobile to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the accident.
C. 
Duty to report.
(1) 
If a snowmobile accident results in the death of any person, every operator of a snowmobile involved in the accident shall give notice of the accident to the Police Department as soon as possible and, within 10 days after the accident, shall file a written report of the accident with the Police Department on the form prescribed by it.
(2) 
If the operator of a snowmobile is physically incapable of making the report required by this subsection and there was another occupant on the snowmobile at the time of the accident capable of making the report, he or she shall make such report.
(State law reference: § 350.15)
A. 
Routes designated. Except as provided in W.S.A. ss. 350.02 and 350.045 or for snowmobile events authorized in accordance with W.S.A. s. 350.04, no person shall operate a snowmobile upon any public right-of-way in any public park or on any other public municipal property in the city except upon snowmobile routes, trails and streets designated by resolution of the Common Council, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk-Treasurer.
B. 
Trail markers. The Police Department is directed and authorized to procure, erect and maintain appropriate snowmobile route, trail and limit signs and markers as approved by the State Department of Natural Resources under W.S.A. s. 350.13. The Chief of Police shall have the power to declare the stated snowmobile routes and trails either open or closed.
C. 
Markers to be obeyed. No person shall fail to obey any route or trail sign, marker or limit erected in accordance with this section.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $20 and not more than $500, together with the costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment thereof, may be imprisoned in the county jail for not exceeding 10 days, provided that no person shall forfeit an amount in excess of the maximum fine or forfeiture allowed in the Wisconsin statutes for the same offense, and further provided that the penalty and forfeiture for parking violations on highways shall be the amount applicable to such violations by owners or operators of motor vehicles under Chapter 289, Vehicles and Traffic.
A. 
Uniform citation for highway violations. The uniform traffic citation promulgated under W.S.A. s. 345.11 shall be used for violations of this chapter relating to highway use except as herein provided.
B. 
Parking violations. The special traffic citation described and defined in Chapter 289, Vehicles and Traffic, shall be used for enforcement of violations of rules of the road relating to parking of vehicles adopted by reference in § 264-2 of this chapter.
C. 
Other violations. All violations of this chapter not described in Subsection A or B shall be enforced in accordance with W.S.A. ss. 66.12 and 66.114. Stipulations of guilt or no contest may be made as provided in W.S.A. s. 66.12(1)(b), in substantially the form provided in the uniform traffic citation, within five days of the date of the citation for such violation. Bail deposits may also be made under W.S.A. s. 66.12. Such deposits shall include a Clerk's fee of $3 and costs of prosecution.
D. 
Police Department to receive stipulations and penalties. Stipulations, forfeited penalties and deposits for obtaining release from arrest authorized under this chapter may be accepted at the Police Department offices by the Chief or officer designated by the Chief. The officer authorized to accept penalties and deposits shall be bonded, and such bond shall be filed with the Clerk-Treasurer.
E. 
Forfeited penalties and deposits. Except as otherwise provided in W.S.A. s. 345.26 and the deposit schedule adopted by the State Board of Circuit Court Judges thereunder, required penalties and deposits or bail, not including costs or fees for violation of this chapter, shall be as established by the schedule adopted by the Common Council.