| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to off-highway vehicles; amending ss. |
| 3 | 261.03, 316.2074, and 317.0003, F.S.; revising the |
| 4 | definition of "ATV" and "all-terrain vehicle" for purposes |
| 5 | of provisions relating to the sale and use of motorized |
| 6 | off-highway vehicles; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsections (2), (6), and (11) of section |
| 11 | 261.03, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 12 | 261.03 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term: |
| 13 | (2) "ATV" means any motorized off-highway or all-terrain |
| 14 | vehicle 60 50 inches or less in width, having a dry weight of |
| 15 | 1,500 900 pounds or less, designed to travel on three or more |
| 16 | low-pressure tires, having a seat designed to be straddled by |
| 17 | the operator or a bench seat and handlebars or a steering wheel |
| 18 | for steering control, and intended for use by a single operator |
| 19 | or with additional riders if the vehicle is designed for |
| 20 | passengers with no passenger. |
| 21 | (6) "Off-highway vehicle" means any ATV, two-rider ATV, or |
| 22 | OHM that is used off the roads or highways of this state and |
| 23 | that is not registered and licensed for highway use under |
| 24 | chapter 320. |
| 25 | (11) "Two-rider ATV" means any ATV that is specifically |
| 26 | designed by the manufacturer for a single operator and one |
| 27 | passenger. |
| 28 | Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 316.2074, Florida |
| 29 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 30 | 316.2074 All-terrain vehicles.-- |
| 31 | (2) As used in this section, the term "all-terrain |
| 32 | vehicle" means any motorized off-highway vehicle 60 50 inches or |
| 33 | less in width, having a dry weight of 1,500 900 pounds or less, |
| 34 | designed to travel on three or more low-pressure tires, having a |
| 35 | seat designed to be straddled by the operator or a bench seat |
| 36 | and handlebars or a steering wheel for steering control, and |
| 37 | intended for use by a single operator or with additional riders |
| 38 | if the vehicle is designed for passengers with no passenger. For |
| 39 | the purposes of this section, "all-terrain vehicle" also |
| 40 | includes any "two-rider ATV" as defined in s. 317.0003. |
| 41 | Section 3. Subsections (1), (6), and (9) of section |
| 42 | 317.0003, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 43 | 317.0003 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term: |
| 44 | (1) "ATV" means any motorized off-highway or all-terrain |
| 45 | vehicle 60 50 inches or less in width, having a dry weight of |
| 46 | 1,500 900 pounds or less, designed to travel on three or more |
| 47 | low-pressure tires, having a seat designed to be straddled by |
| 48 | the operator or a bench seat and handlebars or a steering wheel |
| 49 | for steering control, and intended for use by a single operator |
| 50 | or with additional riders if the vehicle is designed for |
| 51 | passengers and with no passenger. |
| 52 | (6) "Off-highway vehicle" means any ATV, two-rider ATV, or |
| 53 | OHM that is used off the roads or highways of this state and |
| 54 | that is not registered and licensed for highway use pursuant to |
| 55 | chapter 320. |
| 56 | (9) "Two-rider ATV" means any ATV that is specifically |
| 57 | designed by the manufacturer for a single operator and one |
| 58 | passenger. |
| 59 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |