Vermont § 3208 - Administration and enforcement

§ 3208. Administration and enforcement

• (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall administer the provisions of this subchapter,
  except as otherwise provided, and may adopt rules prescribing forms and procedures
  for application and registration as necessary to carry its provisions into effect. (b) The Secretary of Natural Resources shall provide to the Agency of Transportation a
  list of public lands, public waters, and natural areas on or over which a snowmobile
  may not be operated. The information provided shall be incorporated in the booklet
  made available pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. (c) This subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter, together with the list provided
  by the Secretary of Natural Resources, shall be printed in booklet form and made available
  to the public by the Agency of Transportation. (d) The provisions of this subchapter and rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall
  be enforced by law enforcement officers as defined in section 3302 of this title in accordance with the provisions of 4 V.S.A. chapter 29. Testimony of a witness as to the existence of navigation or snowmobile control signs,
  signals, or markings shall be prima facie evidence that such control, sign, signal,
  or marking existed pursuant to a lawful statute, regulation, or ordinance and that
  the defendant was lawfully required to obey a direction of such device. (e) Law enforcement officers as defined in section 3302 of this title may conduct safety inspections on snowmobiles stopped for other snowmobile law violations
  on the Statewide Snowmobile Trail System. Safety inspections may also be conducted
  in a designated area by law enforcement officials. A designated area shall be warned
  solely by blue lights either on a stationary snowmobile parked on a trail or on a
  cruiser parked at a roadside trail crossing. (Added 1983, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1993, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. June 21, 1994; 2003, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2017, No. 71, § 19; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 234.)