Winter conditions exist on the roads of the Park.

Bear Lake RV Rules and Tips for ATV Use

RULES FOR RIDING IN BEAR LAKE RV PARK

1. MAINTAIN THE 10 MPH SPEED LIMIT. ATVs share the roadways with pedestrians, children playing, as well as full sized vehicles. Collisions, dust, and noise all increase with speed.

2. STAY ON ESTABLISHED ROADS. Riding off the roads on common areas kills vegetation, creates dust, destroys wildlife habitat and causes erosion.
3. RESPECT OTHERS. Riding machines that are loud, riding early or late, riding across lots, exceeding the speed limit, (to mention a few) infringes on the rights of other lot owners.
4. DON’T TEAR UP THE ROADS. “Spinning donuts,” and spraying gravel when accelerating causes damage to the roads we all pay to maintain.
Ride Right: Rules for Riding on Public Land
1. STAY ON ESTABLISHED ROADS AND TRAILS!!!. Don’t ride cross-country. Riding off roads kills vegetation, promotes soil erosion, may ignite fires, and damages wildlife habitat.
2. Respect other’s private property. The future for OHV access is in your hands.
3. Avoid wet areas and waterways. They are a vital resource for plants and animals.
4. Don’t cut switchbacks Taking shortcuts damages trails and causes erosion.
5. Share the trails and make friends with other trail users. Stop or slow down and lower the noise and dust levels when approaching equestrians, hikers and others.
6. View animals from a distance. When they flee they use valuable energy reserves.
Ride Safe: Tips for a Safe OHV Experience
1. Always ride in control. Ride within your abilities and your machine’s capabilities. Never attempt anything that is beyond your skill level.
2. Always wear the appropriate safety gear. At a minimum, this should include a helmet, shatter resistant eye protection, long sleeves, long pants, gloves, and boots that cover the ankle.
3. Only carry passengers if your OHV is specifically designed to do so. ATVs and off-road motorcycles are generally designed to carry only one rider. Carrying passengers can alter the balance of the machine, causing a loss of control.
4. Riders under the age of 16 should be supervised by a responsible adult at all times.
5. Riders should be able to straddle the machine with a slight bend to the knees while both feet are on the footrests. Riding a machine that is too big is a major cause of injuries to young riders.
6. Always tell someone where you are going and when you will return. Provide them with a map of your intended riding area.
7. Be prepared for any emergency. Always carry a tool kit and spare parts, a first aid kit, and survival equipment when you ride. Carry plenty of extra food, water and fuel.
Maintain Your Equipment and Pack the Right Gear
1. Always use a spark arrester. It doesn’t sacrifice power, but it can save the forest and rangelands from fires.
2. Maintain your exhaust system and know the sound limits where you ride. Remember, noise doesn’t equal horsepower. Too little exhaust back-pressure can actually cause less power and engine damage.
3. Carry a small fire extinguisher or shovel. Be prepared. Accidents happen, and fires are easiest to put out when they’re small.
4. Wear your helmet. It not only can save your life, but it can double as a bucket to help douse an accidental ignition.

New 2009 Idaho Laws Regulating ATV Use
MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 1
DEFINITIONS

49-102. DEFINITIONS — A. (10) “All-terrain vehicle” or “ATV”
means any recreation vehicle with three (3) or more tires, weighing
under nine hundred (900) pounds, fifty (50) inches or less in width,
having a wheelbase of sixty-one (61) inches or less, traveling on low-pressure tires of ten (10) psi or less, has handlebar steering and a seat designed to be straddled by the operator.

49-114. DEFINITIONS — M. (9) “Moped” means a limited-speed motor-driven cycle having:

(a) Both motorized and pedal propulsion that is not capable of
propelling the vehicle at a speed in excess of thirty (30) miles per
hour on level ground, whether two (2) or three (3) wheels are in
contact with the ground during operation. If an internal combustion
engine is used, the displacement shall not exceed fifty (50) cubic
centimeters and the moped shall have a power drive system that
functions directly or automatically without clutching or shifting by
the operator after the drive system is engaged; or (b) Two (2) wheels or three (3) wheels with no pedals, which is powered solely by electrical energy, has an automatic transmission, a motor which produces less than two (2) gross brake horsepower, is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per hour on level ground and as originally manufactured, meets federal motor vehicle safety standards for motor-driven cycles. A moped is not required to be titled and no motorcycle endorsement is required for its operator.

(10) “Motorbike” means a vehicle as defined in section 67-7101,
Idaho Code. Such vehicle shall be titled and may be approved for
motorcycle registration pursuant to [under] section 49-402, Idaho Code, upon certification by the owner of the installation and use of
conversion components that make the motorbike compliant with federal
motor vehicle safety standards.

(11) “Motorcycle” means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle
for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground that meets the federal motor
vehicle safety standards as originally designed, and includes a
converted motorbike, but does not include a motor-driven cycle, a
motorbike, a tractor or a moped.

(13) “Motor-driven cycle” means a cycle with a motor that produces
five (5) brake horsepower or less as originally manufactured that meets federal motor vehicle safety standards as originally designed, and does not include mopeds. Such vehicle shall be titled and a motorcycle endorsement is required for its operation.

49-122. DEFINITIONS — U. (8) “Utility type vehicle (UTV) ” means any recreational motor vehicle other than an ATV, motorbike or snowmobile as defined in section 67-7101, Idaho Code, designed for and capable of travel over designated unpaved roads, traveling on four (4) or more low-pressure tires of twenty (20) psi or less, maximum width less than seventy-four (74) inches, maximum weight less than two thousand (2,000) pounds, or having a wheelbase of ninety-four (94) inches or less. Utility type vehicle does not include golf carts, vehicles specially designed to carry a disabled person, implements of
husbandry as defined in section 49-110(2) , Idaho Code, or vehicles otherwise registered under title 49, Idaho Code.

49-105. DEFINITIONS — D. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2009]
(18) “Driver’s license endorsements” means special authorizations
that are required to be displayed on a driver’s license which permit
the driver to operate certain types of commercial vehicles or
commercial vehicles hauling certain types of cargo, or to operate a
motorcycle or a school bus.

(e) “Endorsement M — Motorcycle” means this endorsement is
required on a driver’s license to permit the driver to operate a
motorcycle or motor-driven cycle.

49-402. ANNUAL REGISTRATION. [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2009]

The annual fee for operating each pickup truck, each neighborhood
electric vehicle and each other motor vehicle having a maximum gross
weight not in excess of eight thousand (8,000) pounds and that complies with the federal motor vehicle safety standards as defined in section 49-107, Idaho Code, shall be:

Vehicles one (1) and two (2) years old ………………….$48.00 ­

Vehicles three ( 3) and four ( 4) years …………………$36.00

Vehicles five (5) and six (6) years old………………….$36.00 ­

Vehicles seven (7) and eight (8) years old……………….$24.00

Vehicles over eight (8) years old ………………………$24.00 ­

There shall be twelve (12) registration periods, starting in
January for holders of validation registration stickers numbered 1, and proceeding consecutively through December for holders of validation registration stickers numbered 12, each- of which shall start on the first day of a calendar month and end on the last day of the twelfth month from the first day of the beginning month. Registration periods shall expire midnight on the last day of the registration period in the year designated by the validation registration sticker. The numeral digit on the validation registration stickers shall, as does the registration card, fix the registration period under the staggered plate system of Idaho for the purpose of reregistration and notice of expiration. A vehicle that has once been registered for any of the above designated periods shall, upon reregistration, be registered for the period bearing the same number, and the registration card shall show and be the exclusive proof of the expiration date of registration and licensing. Vehicles may be initially registered for less than a twelve (12) month period, or for more than a twelve (12) month period, and the fee prorated on a monthly basis if the fractional registration tends to
fulfill the purpose of the monthly series registration system.

(3) For all motorcycles and motor-driven cycles which comply with
the federal motor vehicle safety standards, operated upon the public
highways the annual fee shall be nine dollars ($9.00) .

(4) For operation of an all-terrain vehicle, utility type vehicle or motorbike, excluding a motorbike with an engine displacement of fifty (50) cubic centimeters or less, on public lands, a restricted
vehicle license plate fee pursuant to section 49-450, Idaho Code, shall be paid. In addition, the registration fee specified in section 67-7122, Idaho Code, shall be paid as provided in section 67-7122, Idaho Code. The registration and restricted vehicle license plate exemption provided in section 49-426(2), Idaho Code, applies to all-terrain
vehicles, utility type vehicles, motorbikes and motorcycles used for
the purposes described in subsection (2) of section 49-426, Idaho Code.
[(9)] (8) Any vehicle that does not meet federal motor vehicle
safety standards shall not be registered and shall not be permitted to operate on public highways of the state, as defined in section 40-117, Idaho Code, unless otherwise specifically authorized.

49-426. EXEMPTIONS FROM OPERATING FEES. The provisions of this
chapter with respect to operating fees shall not apply to:

(1) Motor vehicles owned or leased by the United States, the
state, a city, a county, any department thereof, any political

subdivision or municipal corporation of the state, any taxing district
of the state, any state registered nonprofit subscription fire

protection unit, or any organization, whether incorporated or

unincorporated, organized for the operation, maintenance, or management
of an irrigation project or irrigation works or system or for the
purpose of furnishing water to its members or shareholders, but in
other respects shall be applicable.

(2) Farm tractors, implements of husbandry, those manufactured
homes which qualify for an exemp~ionunder the provisions of section
49-422, Idaho Code, road rollers, wheel mounted tar buckets, portable
concrete and/or mortar mixers, wheel mounted compressors, tow dollies,
portable toilet trailers, street sweepers, -and similar devices as
determined by the department which are temporarily operated or moved
upon the highways need not be registered under the provisions of this
chapter, nor shall implements of husbandry be considered towed units
under registration of vehicle combinations as defined in section 49-
108(2) , Idaho Code. In addition, self-propelled wheelchairs, three-
wheeled bicycles, wheelchair conveyances, golf carts, lawn mowers, and
scooters operated by persons who by reason of physical disability are
otherwise unable to move about as pedestrians shall be exempt from
registration requirements under the provisions of this chapter.
Motorcycles, motorbikes, utility type vehicles and all-terrain vehicles
need not be licensed under the provisions of this chapter or registered
pursuant to the provisions of section 67-7122, Idaho Code, if they are
being used exclusively in connection with agricultural, horticultural,
dairy and livestock growing and feeding operations or used exclusively
for snow removal purposes. Travel upon the public highways shall be
limited to travel between farm or ranch locations. Motorcycles,
motorbikes, utility type vehicles and all-terrain vehicles used for
this purpose shall meet the emblem requirements of section 49-619,

Idaho Code.

(3) Any political subdivision of the state of Idaho may, but only after sufficient public notice is given and a public hearing held, adopt local ordinances designating highways or sections of highways under its jurisdiction which are closed to all-terrain vehicles, utility type vehicles and motorbikes licensed pursuant to this chapter and registered pursuant to section 67-7122, Idaho Code, and those
vehicles exempt from licensing and registration pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The operation of licensed and registered all-terrain vehicles, utility type vehicles and motorbikes and those vehicles exempt from licensing and registration pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall not be permitted on controlled access highways. The requirements of title 18 and chapters 6, 8, 12, 13 and 14, title 49, Idaho Code, shall apply to the operation of any licensed and registered all-terrain vehicle, utility type vehicle or motorbike
or those vehicles exempt from licensing and registration pursuant to
subsection (2) of this section upon highways that are not closed to
such vehicles. Costs related to the posting of signs on highways or
sections of highways that are closed to such vehicles, indicating the
ordinance, are eligible for reimbursement through the motorbike
recreation account created in section 67-7126, Idaho Code.

(4) The Idaho transportation board may designate sections of state
highways over which all-terrain vehicles, utility type vehicles and
motorbikes licensed pursuant to this chapter and registered pursuant to section 67-7122, Idaho Code, and those vehicles exempt from licensing and registration pursuant to subsection (2) of this section may cross. The requirements of title 18, and chapters 6, 8, 12, 13 and 14, title 49, Idaho Code, shall apply to the operation of licensed and registered all-terrain vehicles, utility type vehicles and motorbikes and those vehicles exempt from licensing and registration pursuant to subsection (2) of this section when using designated crossings on state highways.
(5) Subject to the licensing requirement provided for in section
49-402(4) , Idaho Code, all-terrain vehicles, utility type vehicles and motorbikes may be used on unpaved highways located on state public lands or federal public lands which are not part of the highway system of the state of Idaho, provided the registration requirements of
section 67-7122, Idaho Code, are met.

49-428. DISPLAY OF PLATE AND STICKERS. (1) License plates assigned
to a motor vehicle shall be attached, one (1) in the front and the
other in the rear, with the exception of the following:

(a) The license plate assigned to a motorcycle, all-terrain
vehicle, utility type vehicle, motorbike or semitrailer and the license plate assigned to a motor vehicle operated by a manufacturer,

repossession agent or dealer shall be attached to the rear.

(b) Vehicles displaying year of manufacture, old timer, classic
car or street rod license plates shall be allowed to display one (1)
plate attached to the rear of the vehicle.

(c) The license plate attached to a tractor shall be attached to
the front. License plates shall be displayed during the current
registration year. The annual registration sticker for the current
registration year shall be displayed on each license plate, except for trailers and semitrailers on extended registration under the provisions of section 49-434, Idaho Code. For the purposes of this title, the license plates together with the registration stickers shall be considered as license plates for the year designated on the

registration sticker.

(2) Every license plate shall at all times be securely fastened to
the vehicle to which it is assigned to prevent the plate from swinging, be at a height not less than twelve (12) inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of the plate, be in a place and position to be clearly visible, and shall be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible, and all registration stickers shall be securely attached to the license plates and shall be displayed as provided in section 49-443(4), Idaho Code.

49-443. LICENSE PLATES TO BE FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT — FORM AND CONTENTS. (1) The assessor or the department shall furnish to every owner whose vehicle is registered or licensed by that-office, pursuant to sections 49-402 and 49-402A, Idaho Code, one (1) license plate for vehicles registered under the provisions of section 49-406, 49-406A or
49-408, Idaho Code, or a motorcycle, trailer, truck-tractor, or
semitrailer; one (1) restricted vehicle license plate for all-terrain
vehicles, utility type vehicles and motorbikes licensed pursuant to
this chapter; and two (2) license plates for every other motor vehicle. If a vehicle is issued one (1) plate only; thaE plate sh:all be displayed in accordance with the provisions of section 49-428, Idaho Code. For vehicles registered under the provisions of section 49-407, Idaho Code, the applicant shall provide one (1) plate to be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. Commencing January 1, 1992, the color and design of the plates shall be comparable to the color and design of the statehood centennial issue of license plates with blue numerals and letters on a multicolored red, white and blue background. Each license plate must bear upon its face the inscriptions “Famous Potatoes” and “Scenic Idaho.” The restricted vehicle license plate for all-terrain vehicles, utility type vehicles and motorbikes shall be a white background with black numerals and letters, with “Idaho Restricted Vehicle” and the year of its expiration on its face and no other inscription. The restricted vehicle license plate shall be the same size required for the motorcycle license plate.

49-666. MOTORCYCLE, MOTORBIKE, UTV AND ATV SAFETY HELMETS – REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS. No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall ride upon or be permitted to operate a motorcycle, motorbike, utility type vehicle or an all-terrain vehicle unless at all times when so operating or riding upon the vehicle he is wearing, as part of his motorcycle, motorbike, UTV or ATV equipment, a protective safety helmet

of a type and quality equal to or better than the standards established for helmets by the director, except the provisions of this section shall not apply when such vehicles are operated or ridden on private property, or when used as an implement of husbandry.

67-7114. OPERATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS OR ANY
OTHER INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE. Any person driving or operating a
snowmobile, motorbike, utility type vehicle or all-terrain vehicle
under the influence of alcohol, drugs or any other intoxicating
substance on a public roadway or highway, as authorized in this chapter or in section 49-426(3) and (4), Idaho Code, or off road shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

67-7122. REQUIREMENTS — REGISTRATION — PROCEDURE. (1) On or
before January 1 of each year, the owner of any all-terrain vehicle,
motorbike or utility type vehicle as defined in section 67-7101, Idaho
Code, or any motorcycle as defined in section 49-114, Idaho Code, used
off public highways, on unpaved highways located on state public lands
or federal public lands which are not part of the highway system of the
state of Idaho or on highways as prescribed in section 49-426(3) and
(4) , Idaho Code, but excluding those vehicles used-exclusively on
private land for agricultural use or used exclusively for snow removal
purposes as provided in section 49-426(2) , Idaho Code, shall register
that vehicle with the county assessor or other county motor vehicle
office as may be designated by the county assessor. A fee of ten
dollars ($10.00) shall be charged for each registration, which fee
includes a one dollar and fifty cent ($1.50) fee to be retained by the
county assessor and the remainder of which shall be remitted to the
department together with a duplicate copy of the application form,
noting the number of the registration sticker issued.

(2) Each motorbike, all-terrain vehicle or utility type vehicle
sold to an Idaho resident, but excluding those vehicles to be used
exclusively on private land for agricultural use or used exclusively
for snow removal purposes as provided in section 49-426(2), Idaho Code,
must be registered.

(a) Application blanks and registration stickers shall be supplied
by the department and the registration sticker shall be issued to the
person making application for registration.

(b) All registration stickers which are issued shall be in force
through December 31 of the issued year. All registration stickers shall
be renewed by the owner of the all-terrain vehicle, motQrbike or
utility type vehicle in the same manner provided for in the initial
securing of the same or with any vendor authorized by the department. A
vendor issuing a renewal registration sticker shall retain a one dollar
and fifty cent ($1.50) vendor fee and remit the remainder of the ten
dollar ($10.00) renewal registration sticker fee to the department
together with a duplicate copy of the application form, noting the
number of the registration sticker issued.

(c) The issued registration sticker shall be placed upon the
restricted vehicle license plate of the all-terrain vehicle, motorbike
or utility type vehicle or upon the license plate of a vehicle

registered pursuant to section 49-402(3) , Idaho Code, in such a manner
that it is completely visible, does not cover the license plate numbers
or letters and shall be kept in a legible condition at all times.

(3) For operation of a motorbike that meets the requirements
specified in section 49-114(10), Idaho Code, on the public highways,

the vehicle shall also be registered pursuant to the provisions of
section 49-402(3) , Idaho Code. A motorbike that meets the requirements specified in section 49-114(10) , Idaho Code, and that is registered pursuant to section 49-402(3) , Idaho Code, shall not be required to obtain a restricted license plate pursuant to section 49-402(4) , Idaho Code.

67-7123. TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION STICKER AND RESTRICTED VEHICLE
LICENSE PLATE. The purchaser of an all-terrain vehicle, utility type
vehicle or motorbike, which has been previously registered pursuant to section 67-7122, Idaho Code, and issued a restricted vehicle license
plate pursuant to section 49-402, Idaho Code, shall within fifteen (15) days after acquiring same, make application to the county assessor or county motor vehicle office as may be designated by the county assessor for transfer to him of the sticker of registration and restricted vehicle license plate issued to the vehicle, giving the same information as on the original application and the number of the
registration sticker and restricted vehicle license plate, and shall at the same time pay a transfer fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50)