VILLAGE OF ELLSWORTH ORDINANCE 623

June 13, 2012

ORDINANCE NO. 623

An Ordinance to create Sec. 7.086, Utility Terrain

Vehicles, of the General Code of Ordinances of the Village of Ellsworth.

WHEREAS, amendments to Wis. Stats. Sec. 23.33 have provided for certain regulation of utility terrain vehicles; and

WHEREAS, the Village Board deems it expedient and necessary to regulate the use of utility terrain vehicles in the Village of Ellsworth;

NOW THEREFORE, the Village Board of the Village of Ellsworth does hereby ordain as follows:

Sec. 1. Sec. 7.086 is hereby created to read as follows:

"7.086 UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLES AND ROUTES

(1) DEFINITION: A utility terrain vehicle is defined as

a motor driven device with a gross weight of more than

900 pounds but not more than 1,999 pounds that is de-

signed to be used primarily off of a highway and that has

certain characteristics such as seats for at least two (2)

occupants, which are designed not to be straddled.

(2) PROVISIONS OF ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES AND

ROUTES APPLY. The provisions of Sec. 7.085 concern

ing definitions, operation, designation of routes, condi-

tions applicable, miscellaneous provisions and penalty

provisions, as they apply to all terrain vehicles, shall also

apply to utility terrain vehicles."

Sec. 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage

and publication. Unless otherwise extended by Ordi-

nance of the Village Board, this Ordinance is repealed

effective 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2012.

Passed and adopted on June 4, 2012.

VILLAGE OF ELLSWORTH

Gerald DeWolfe, President

Attest:

Peggy Nelson, Clerk

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