(a) Except as provided in division (b), (c) and (d) of this section, no person shall operate any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle within this Municipality unless the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle is registered and numbered in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4519.03 and 4519.04.
(b) No registration is required for a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all purpose vehicle that is operated exclusively upon lands owned by the owner of the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle, or on lands to which the owner has a contractual right.
(c) No registration is required for a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all purpose vehicle owned and used in this Municipality by a resident of another state whenever that state has in effect a law similar to Ohio R.C. Chapter 4519 and the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle is properly registered thereunder. Any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle owned and used in this Municipality by a resident of another state not having such a registration requirement shall comply with Ohio R.C. 4519.09.
(d) No registration is required for a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all purpose vehicle owned and used in this Municipality by the United States, another state or a political subdivision thereof, but the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all purpose vehicle shall display the name of the owner thereon.
(e) The owner or operator of any all-purpose vehicle operated or used upon the waters in this Municipality shall comply with Ohio R.C. Chapter 1547 and Ohio R.C. Chapter 1548 relative to the operation of watercraft.
(ORC 4519.02)
(f) Whoever violates division (a) of this section shall be fined not more than twenty five dollars ($25.00) for a first offense; for each subsequent offense, such person shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars {$50.00). (ORC 4519.99(A))
Statutory reference:
Dealer registration and fees, see Ohio R.C. 4519.06 and 4519.07
Destruction or disposal of vehicle; transfer of ownership; change of address; loss of certificate, see Ohio R.C. 4519.05
Registration of emergency vehicles, see Ohio R.C. 4519.08
Registration procedure, see Ohio R.C. 4519.03
Temporary license placards and fees, see Ohio R.C. 4519.10
Temporary operating permit for certain nonresidents, see Ohio R.C. 4519.09