(1) 

Terms Used In Utah Code 41-22-5.5

  • Commission: means the Outdoor Adventure Commission. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Division: means the Division of Outdoor Recreation. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing off-highway vehicles. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Motor vehicle: includes an off-highway vehicle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Motorcycle: means every motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the operator and designed to travel on not more than two tires. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Off-highway implement of husbandry: means every all-terrain type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, motorcycle, or snowmobile that is used by the owner or the owner's agent for agricultural operations. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Off-highway vehicle: means any snowmobile, all-terrain type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, or motorcycle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Operate: means to control the movement of or otherwise use an off-highway vehicle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Operator: means the person who is in actual physical control of an off-highway vehicle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Owner: means a person, other than a person with a security interest, having a property interest or title to an off-highway vehicle and entitled to the use and possession of that vehicle. See Utah Code 41-22-2
  • Snowmobile: means any motor vehicle designed for travel on snow or ice and steered and supported in whole or in part by skis, belts, cleats, runners, or low pressure tires. See Utah Code 41-22-2
(a) 

(i)  The owner of an all-terrain type I vehicle, motorcycle, all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, or snowmobile used for agricultural purposes may apply to the Motor Vehicle Division for an off-highway implement of husbandry sticker.

(ii)  Each application under Subsection (1)(a)(i) shall be accompanied by:

(A)  evidence of ownership;

(B)  a title or a manufacturer‘s certificate of origin; and

(C)  a signed statement certifying that the off-highway vehicle is used for agricultural purposes.

(iii)  The owner shall receive an off-highway implement of husbandry sticker upon production of:

(A)  the documents required under this Subsection (1); and

(B)  payment of an off-highway implement of husbandry sticker fee established by the division, after notifying the commission, not to exceed $10.

(b)  If the vehicle is also used for recreational purposes on public lands, trails, streets, or highways, it shall also be registered under Section 41-22-3.

(c)  The off-highway implement of husbandry sticker shall be displayed in a manner prescribed by the division and shall identify the all-terrain type I vehicle, motorcycle, all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, or snowmobile as an off-highway implement of husbandry.

(2)  The off-highway implement of husbandry sticker is valid only for the life of the ownership of the all-terrain type I vehicle, motorcycle, all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, or snowmobile and is not transferable.

(3)  The off-highway implement of husbandry sticker is valid for an all-terrain type I vehicle, motorcycle, all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, or snowmobile that is being operated adjacent to a roadway:

(a)  when the all-terrain type I vehicle, motorcycle, all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, or snowmobile is only being used to travel from one parcel of land owned, operated, permitted, or leased for agricultural purposes by the owner of the vehicle to another parcel of land owned, operated, permitted, or leased for agricultural purposes by the owner; and

(b)  when this operation is necessary for the furtherance of agricultural purposes.

(4)  If the operation of an off-highway implement of husbandry adjacent to a roadway is impractical, it may be operated on the roadway if the operator exercises due care towards conventional motor vehicle traffic.

(5)  It is unlawful to operate an off-highway implement of husbandry along, across, or within the boundaries of an interstate freeway.

(6)  A violation of this section is an infraction.

Amended by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session