(A) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
OFF-ROAD VEHICLE. A vehicle, commonly referred to as a THREE-WHEELER or FOUR-WHEELER, capable of cross country travel without a road or trail, over land, water, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain. An OFF- ROAD VEHICLE does not include a snowmobile.
(B) Vehicles authorized. The Board of Commissioners hereby ratify and confirm the provisions of I.C. 14-16-1 for the use of three- wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles in the county, and pursuant to the authority granted therein, hereby authorize the use of three-wheeled and four-wheeled off-road vehicles, other than snowmobiles, on county roads and highways outside the corporate limits of incorporated cities and towns, subject to the limitations contained herein.
(C) Insurance required. The vehicles and drivers authorized by this section shall have liability coverage as required by state law. The coverage required must contain endorsements providing coverage for off-road use of a vehicle.
(D) License required. The drivers of such a vehicle must have a motor vehicle operator’s license as otherwise provided for by state law.
(E) Only agricultural uses authorized. An off- road vehicle operated on county roads and highways shall be used only as a means of transportation in connection with agricultural activities; provided, however, that the vehicle may be operated by the farmer personally or by a non-farmer in connection with agricultural activity.
(F) Operating restrictions.
(1) An off-road vehicle traveling on county roads and highways must have lights burning at all times. Off-road vehicles traveling on county roads and highways must travel in a single file on the right side of the road, and maintain a minimum of 100 feet between vehicles, and observe the restrictions codified in I.C. 14-16-1-8, I.C. 14-16-1-9, I.C. 14-16-1-9.5, I.C. 14-16-1-11, and I.C. 14-16-1-11.5, or its successor statutes.
(2) Off-road vehicles may only be operated during daylight hours, between local dawn and local dusk. They may only be operated outside this time period in the event of an emergency.
(Ord. 2007-XX, passed 11-7-2007) Penalty, see § 70.99