Amendment #497 to H5500

Free Snowmobile Weekend

Ms. Whipps of Athol moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

SECTION XXXX:

Chapter 90B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 22 the following section:

Section XX. “In conjunction with the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts, or its successor organization, a three-day “free snowmobile weekend” shall be established annually by the Massachusetts Office of Law Enforcement on a mutually agreeable weekend during the winter snowmobiling season.   For the purposes of this section a “free snowmobile weekend” is defined as Friday, Saturday, Sunday during which Massachusetts snowmobile registration and Trail Pass provided by the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts or its appendant clubs is not required for non-residents to operate snowmobiles on public lands, or private lands under agreement with the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts or its appendant clubs, provided said non-resident has proof of a valid registration in any state or Canadian province”.

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Free Snowmobile Weekend