Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 8, August 19, 2024
Section 84.79 - RULEMAKING; ACCIDENT REPORT(a) With a view of achieving proper use of off-highway motorcycles consistent with protection of the environment, the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioners of public safety and transportation, shall adopt rules under chapter 14 relating to: (1) registration of off-highway motorcycles and display of registration numbers;(2) use of off-highway motorcycles insofar as game and fish resources are affected;(3) use of off-highway motorcycles on public lands and waters under the jurisdiction of the commissioner;(4) uniform signs to be used by the state, counties, and cities necessary or desirable to control, direct, or regulate the operation and use of off-highway motorcycles; and(5) off-highway motorcycle sound levels.(b) The commissioner of public safety, in consultation with the commissioners of natural resources and transportation, may adopt rules under chapter 14 regulating the use of off-highway motorcycles on public roads.(c) The operator and an officer investigating an accident of an off-highway motorcycle resulting in injury requiring medical attention or hospitalization to or death of a person or total damage to an extent of $500 or more shall forward within ten days a written report of the accident to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner.