2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 75 - VEHICLES
Chapter 77 - Snowmobiles and All-Terrain Vehicles
7724 - Operation on private or State property.

     § 7724.  Operation on private or State property.
        (a)  Private real property.--
            (1)  No person shall operate a snowmobile or an ATV on
        private real property without the consent of the owner
        thereof. Any person operating a snowmobile or an ATV upon
        lands of another shall stop and identify himself upon the
        request of the landowner or his duly authorized
        representatives and, if requested to do so by the landowner,
        shall promptly remove the snowmobile or ATV from the
        premises.
            (2)  When a person operates a snowmobile or an ATV in a
        manner as to violate section 3717 (relating to trespass by
        motor vehicle), the applicable fines, penalties and
        suspensions provided in this title for violation of section
        3717 shall apply to this subsection.
        (b)  State property.--
            (1)  No person shall operate a snowmobile or an ATV on
        State-owned property except on clearly marked and previously
        designated snowmobile or ATV routes or as expressly permitted
        by the Commonwealth.
            (2)  (i)  The department may designate any road within a
            State Park or State Forest over which the department has
            jurisdiction as a snowmobile road or an ATV road, or
            both, and may, in its discretion, determine whether the
            road shall be closed to vehicular traffic or whether
            snowmobiles and ATV's may share the designated road with
            vehicular traffic. Adequate notices of such designation
            and determination shall be sufficiently and prominently
            displayed.
                (ii)  No person shall operate a snowmobile or ATV on
            State park or State forest land except as follows:
                    (A)  A person may operate a snowmobile on a road,
                trail or area that is designated and marked by the
                department as open for snowmobile use or on which the
                person has been given specific written permission to
                operate the snowmobile.
                    (B)  A person may operate a Class I ATV on a
                road, trail or area that is designated and marked by
                the department as open for ATV use or on which the
                person has been given specific written permission to
                operate the ATV.
                    (C)  A person may operate a Class II ATV on a
                road, trail or area if the person has been given
                specific written permission by the department to
                operate a Class II ATV on the road, trail or area.
     (July 11, 1985, P.L.220, No.56, eff. 60 days; July 1, 1990,
     P.L.312, No.70, eff. 60 days; June 25, 2001, P.L.701, No.68,
     eff. imd.)

        Cross References.  Section 7724 is referred to in section
     7725 of this title.

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