ATV Operation Guide

Ethics is what we do when no one is watching.Don'ts
Please follow these do's and don'ts of ATV operation.1. Do not operate an ATV on a maintained
Do'ssnowmobile trail any time of the year except when
1. Always seek landowner permission beforelandowner permission has been given or it is also a
operating your ATV.designated ATV trail.
2. Respect private property you have permission to2 Do not operate an ATV on a private road without
operate on and operate your ATV.landowner permission.
3. Become a member of your local ATV club. If there3. Do not operate an ATV on, along or adjacent to a
is not a club in your area, help in the forming of one.railroad track or within the right of way of a railroad.
4. Take an ATV education course and then becomeAbandoned railroad right of ways that have had the
a certified instructor so that you can help pass thetracks removed may be used if the use has been
education along to others.approved by the landowner.
5. Become involved and help in the creation of trails.4. Do not operate an ATV within 200 feet of any
Seeking and receiving landowner permission before adwelling, hospital, nursing home, convalescent home
trail is developed is a must.or church.
6. Stay on designated trails at all times. Straying from5. Do not operate an ATV on any salt marsh,
the trail can jeopardize landowner permission for theintertidal zone, marine sand beach, sand dunes,
trail in the future.cemetery or burial place, alpine tundra or unfrozen
7. Avoid operating an ATV when conditions are suchfreshwater bag or marsh.
that excessive damage will be done which in turn6. Do not operate an ATV on any croplands or
may lead to erosion problems. (Example: mud seasonpasture land or tree plantations.
Spring and Fall).