§ 28-3. Snowmobiles.  


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  • (a)

    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 adopted by reference and made part of this section as if fully set forth herein. Acts required to be performed or prohibited by such statutes are required or prohibited by this section.

    Wis. Stats. § 350.01 Definitions
    Wis. Stats. § 350.02 Operation of snowmobiles on or in vicinity of highway
    Wis. Stats. § 350.03 Right-of-way
    Wis. Stats. § 350.04 Snowmobile races, derbies and routes
    Wis. Stats. § 350.045 Public utility exemption
    Wis. Stats. § 350.047 Local ordinance to be filed
    Wis. Stats. § 350.05 Operation by youthful operators restricted
    Wis. Stats. § 350.055 Safety certification program established
    Wis. Stats. § 350.06 Firearms and bows
    Wis. Stats. § 350.07 Driving animals
    Wis. Stats. § 350.08 Owner permitting operation
    Wis. Stats. § 350.09 Head lamps, tail lamps and brakes
    Wis. Stats. § 350.10 Miscellaneous provisions for snowmobile operation
    Wis. Stats. § 350.12 Registration of snowmobiles
    Wis. Stats. § 350.13 Uniform trail signs and standards
    Wis. Stats. § 350.15 Accidents and accident reports
    Wis. Stats. § 350.17 Enforcement
    Wis. Stats. § 350.18 Local ordinances
    Wis. Stats. § 350.19 Liability of landowners
    Wis. Stats. § 350.99 Parties to a violation

     

    (b)

    Applicability of rules of the road to snowmobiles. The operator of a snowmobile upon a roadway shall, in addition to the provisions of Wis. Stats. ch. 350, be subject to:

    Wis. Stats. § 346.04 Obedience to traffic officers, signs and signals; fleeing from officer
    Wis. Stats. § 346.06 Meeting of vehicles
    Wis. Stats. § 346.11 Passing or meeting frightened animal
    Wis. Stats. § 346.14(1) Distance between vehicles
    Wis. Stats. § 346.18 General rules of right-of-way
    Wis. Stats. § 346.19 Approach of emergency vehicle
    Wis. Stats. § 346.20 Right-of-way of funeral processions and military convoys
    Wis. Stats. § 346.21 Right-of-way of livestock
    Wis. Stats. § 346.26 Blind pedestrian on highway
    Wis. Stats. § 346.27 Persons working on highway
    Wis. Stats. § 346.33 U-turns
    Wis. Stats. § 346.35 Method of giving signals on turning and stopping
    Wis. Stats. § 346.37 Traffic control signal legend
    Wis. Stats. § 346.39 Flashing signals
    Wis. Stats. § 346.40 Whistle signals
    Wis. Stats. § 346.44 Stop on signal indicating approach of train
    Wis. Stats. § 346.46 Stop at stop signs and school crossings
    Wis. Stats. § 346.47 Using alley or nonhighway access to stop
    Wis. Stats. § 346.48 Stop for school buses displaying flashing lights
    Wis. Stats. § 346.50(1)(b) Exceptions to stopping and parking restrictions
    Wis. Stats. § 346.51 Stopping, standing or parking outside business/residence districts
    Wis. Stats. § 346.52 Stopping prohibited in certain specified places
    Wis. Stats. § 346.53 Parking prohibited in certain specified places
    Wis. Stats. § 346.54 How to park and stop on streets
    Wis. Stats. § 346.55 Other restrictions on parking and stopping
    Wis. Stats. § 346.87 Limitations on backing
    Wis. Stats. § 346.88 Obstruction of operator's view or driving mechanism
    Wis. Stats. § 346.89 Inattentive driving
    Wis. Stats. § 346.90 Following emergency vehicle
    Wis. Stats. § 346.91 Crossing fire hose
    Wis. Stats. § 346.92(1) Illegal riding
    Wis. Stats. § 346.94(1), (6), (6m), (9) Miscellaneous prohibited or restricted acts

     

    (c)

    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 or narcotic drug.

    (d)

    Operation while under influence prohibited. Wis. Stats. § 346.63 shall apply to the operation of a snowmobile anywhere within the town.

    (e)

    Written consent of owner required. The consent required under Wis. Stats. §§ 350.10(6), (11), (12) and (13) 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 shall be obtained.

(Code 1981, § 7.04)