Any person operating an off-highway vehicle is subject to all the provisions of UCA Title 41, Ch. 6A, as amended, which includes, but is not limited to:
(A) No person under eight years of age will be allowed to operate an OHV on the county’s Off-Highway Vehicle Road System;
(B) No person between the age of eight and 13 may operate an OHV on the street or highway that has a paved surface and is designated as open for limited off-highway use to allow off-highway vehicle operators to gain direct access to or from a private or public area open for off-highway vehicle use on the county’s Off-Highway Vehicle Road System;
(C) Any person 14 years of age or older may operate an OHV on the street or highway that has a paved surface and is designated as open for limited off-highway use to allow off-highway vehicle operators to gain direct access to or from a private or public area open for off-highway vehicle use on the county’s Off-Highway Vehicle Road System;
(D) (1) Any person between the age of eight through the age of 15 must possess an OHV education certificate issued by the state’s Division of Parks and Recreation before he or she may operate an all-terrain Type I vehicle, motorcycle or snowmobile on the county’s Off-Highway Vehicle Road System.
(2) This provision does not apply to non-Utah residents;
(E) All operators 16 years of age or older must possess a valid Utah driver’s license before the may operate an all-terrain Type II vehicle or an OHV education certificate before they may operate an all-terrain Type I vehicle, motorcycle or snowmobile on the county’s Off-Highway Vehicle Road System;
(F) All riders under 18 years of age must wear a properly fitting, safety regulated helmet when operating an all-terrain Type I vehicle, motorcycle or snowmobile on the county’s Off-Highway Vehicle Road System; and
(G) No person under 14 years of age may operate an all-terrain Type I vehicle, motorcycle or snowmobile on any County Class B road as part of the system unless he or she is accompanied by someone at least 16 years of age that holds a valid driver’s license or possesses a OHV education certificate, and must be no further away from that person than communicating distance at any time.
(Ord. 2012-1, passed 8-6-2012) Penalty, see § 71.999