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(a) The applicable provisions of this traffic code apply to the operation of snowmobiles, off- highway motorcycles, and all-purpose vehicles, except that no person shall operate a snowmobile, off- highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle as follows:
(1) On any state highway, including a limited access highway or freeway or the right- of-way thereof, except for emergency travel during such time and in such manner as the Ohio Director of Public Safety designates or except as authorized by R.C. § 4519.41(F);
(2) On any private property, or in any nursery or planting area, without the permission of the owner or other person having the right to possession of the property;
(3) On any land or waters controlled by the state, except at those locations where a sign has been posted permitting the operation;
(4) On the tracks or right-of-way of any operating railroad;
(5) While transporting any firearm, bow or other implement for hunting that is not unloaded and securely encased;
(6) For the purpose of chasing, pursuing, capturing or killing any animal or wild fowl; or
(7) During the time from sunset to sunrise, unless displaying lighted lights as required by R.C. § 4519.20 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
(b) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, or imprisoned not less than three nor more than 30 days, or both.
(R.C. § 4519.40)
Snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles and all-purpose vehicles may be operated as follows:
(a) To make a crossing of a highway, other than a highway as designated in R.C. § 4519.40(A)(1) or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, whenever the crossing can be made in safety and will not interfere with the movement of vehicular traffic approaching from any direction on the highway, and provided that the operator yields the right-of-way to any approaching traffic that presents an immediate hazard;
(b) On highways in the county or township road systems whenever the local authority having jurisdiction over the highways so permits;
(c) Off and alongside street or highway for limited distances from the point of unloading from a conveyance to the point at which the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle is intended and authorized to be operated;
(d) On the berm or shoulder of a highway, other than a highway as designated in R.C. § 4519.40(A)(1), or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, when the terrain permits the operation to be undertaken safely and without the necessity of entering any traffic lane; and
(e) On the berm or shoulder or a county or township road, while traveling from one area of operation of the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle to another such area.
(f) For snowmobiles without metal studded tracks and all-purpose vehicles, on state highways located on an island in Lake Erie, including limited access highways and freeways, between the first day of November and the thirtieth day of April, provided that all of the following conditions apply:
(1) The operator has a valid driver’s license as required under R.C. § 4519.44.
(2) The snowmobile or all-purpose vehicle is in compliance with rules governing safety equipment adopted under R.C. § 4519.20.
(3) The owner of the snowmobile or all-purpose vehicle maintains proof of financial responsibility for both on-road and off-road use of the snowmobile or all-purpose vehicle.
(4) The operator obeys all traffic rules and regulations.
(R.C. § 4519.41)
(a) No person who does not hold a valid, current motor vehicle driver’s or commercial driver’s license, motorcycle operator’s endorsement or probationary license, issued under R.C. Chapter 4506 or R.C. Chapter 4507 or a valid, current driver’s license issued by another jurisdiction, shall operate a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle on any street or highway in this municipality, on any portion of the right-of-way thereof, or on any public land or waters.
(b) No person who is less than 16 years of age shall operate a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle on any land or waters other than private property or waters owned by or leased to the person’s parent or guardian, unless accompanied by another person who is 18 years of age or older, and who holds a license as provided in division (a) of this section, except that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources may permit the operation on state-controlled land under its jurisdiction when the person is less than 16 years of age and is accompanied by a parent or guardian who is a licensed driver 18 years of age or older.
(c) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, or imprisoned not less than three nor more than 30 days, or both.
(R.C. § 4519.44)
(a) The operator of a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle involved in any accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person or damage to the property of any person in excess of $100 shall report the accident within 48 hours to the Police Chief, and within 30 days shall forward a written report of the accident to the Ohio Registrar of Motor Vehicles on a form prescribed by the Registrar. If the operator is physically incapable of making the reports and there is another participant in the accident not so incapacitated, the participant shall make the reports. In the event there is no other participant, and the operator is other than the owner, the owner, within the prescribed periods of time, shall make the reports.
(b) Any law enforcement officer or other person authorized by R.C. §§ 4519.42 and 4519.43 who investigates or receives information of an accident involving a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle shall forward to the Registrar a written report of the accident within 48 hours.
(R.C. § 4519.46)
Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent the municipality from regulating the operation of snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycle and all-purpose vehicles on streets and highways and other public property under municipal jurisdiction, and within the reasonable exercise of the police power, except that no registration or licensing of any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle required to be registered or titled under R.C. Chapter 4519 shall be required.
(R.C. § 4519.48)
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