(a) Registration Required.
(1) Except as provided in divisions (b), (c) and (d) of this section, no person shall operate any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle within this City unless the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle is registered and numbered in accordance with ORC 4519.03 and 4519.04.
(2) Except as provided in ORC 4511.215 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, no registration is required for a mini-truck that is operated within this City. A mini-truck may be operated only in accordance with ORC 4511.215 and 4519.401, or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance. This division shall take effect on January 1, 2017.
(b) Operated on Owner's Land. 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) Nonresidents. Any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle owned and used in this City by a person who is not a resident of Ohio shall comply with ORC 4519.09.
(d) Government Owners. No registration is required for a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle owned and used in this City by the United States, the State of Ohio, or another state or political subdivision thereof, but the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle shall display the name of the owner thereon.
(e) All-Purpose Vehicles. The owner or operator of any all-purpose vehicle operated or used upon the waters of this City shall comply with ORC Chapters 1547 and 1548 relative to the operation of watercraft.
(f) Penalties. Except as provided in this division, whoever violates division (a) of this section shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars ($25). If the offender previously has been convicted of or pled guilty to a violation of division (a) of this section or of ORC 4519.02(A), whoever violates division (a) of this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than fifty dollars ($50).