Bylaw-2018-304-Snowmobile — full text

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## VILLAGE OF HILL SPRING BYLAW NO. 2018-304 SNOWMOBILE BYLAW BEING A BY-LAW OF THE VILLAGE OF HILL SPRING TO ESTABLISH THE USE AND REGULATION OF SNOWMOBILE VEHICLES WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY OF THE VILLAGE OF HILL SPRING. WHEREAS Section 120 (2) (b) of the Traffic Safety Act, being Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000 with amendments thereto, no person shall operate a snowmobile on any portion of a highway. AND WHEREAS Section 120 (4) (b) and Section 120 (5) of the aforesaid Statutes, the Council of a municipality may by bylaw, with respect to highways under its direction, control and management, authorize persons to operate vehicles on any portion of any such highway or class thereof and may prescribe terms and conditions under which an vehicle may be operated on a highway; and, whereas, pursuant to section 7(a) and 7(b) of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26, Council may pass bylaws for municipal purposes for safety, health and welfare of the people and protection of people, property and activities in or near a public place. NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Village of Hill Spring, in the Province of Alberta duly assembled, thereby enact as follows: ## NAME OF BYLAW 1. This bylaw may be cited as the Snowmobile Bylaw. ## DEFINITIONS 2. For the purposes of this Bylaw, the following words mean: - a) "Act" means the MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT, RSA 2000, c, M-26.1, section 541, as amended. - b) "Council" means the Municipal Council of the Village. - d) "Designated Land" means any municipal reserve, highway or any other land or area(s) designated by Village Council in Schedule "B". - c) "Designated Officer" means the Village Manager or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. - e) "Highway" means any road or roadway within, and under the direction, control and management of the Village of Hill Spring. - g) "Qualified Person" means a person who is the holder of a valid subsisting operator's license of any class. - f) "Municipal Reserve" means any property including but not limited to: school areas, park areas, cemeteries, waste transfer sites and lagoon areas. - h) "Safety Helmet" means a safety helmet as prescribed in the Traffic Safety Act Regulations. - i) "Snowmobile" means any motorized mode of transportation built for cross country travel on land; - a. Not weighing more than 680 kilograms. - b. Designed primarily for travel on snow or ice. - c. Having one or more steering skis and self-propelled by means of an endless belt or belts driven in contact with the ground and includes a Snowmobile Conversion Vehicle. - j) "Snowmobile Conversion Vehicle" means a vehicle designed to be capable of conversion to a snowmobile by the repositioning, removal or addition of parts. 3. Qualified Person may operate a Snowmobile on Village of Hill Spring roadways within the Village of Hill Spring subject to the following conditions and limitations: - a) The hours of operating a Snowmobile shall be restricted to the period of time between 07:00 and 22:00. - b) The maximum speed at which Snowmobiles are permitted is 30 kilometers per hour. - c) Operators of Snowmobiles shall travel on the extreme right hand portion of the traveling surface of the road and shall travel single file at all times. - d) All Snowmobiles shall be equipped with at least one headlight and one taillight. At any time during the night time hours or at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions objects are not clearly discernible on the Highway at a distance of 150 meters ahead, no Snowmobile shall be in motion on a Highway unless the headlight and taillight are alight. - e) Without restricting the generality of the foregoing, the provisions of the Traffic Safety Act shall apply to the operation of Snowmobiles on Village Highways. - f) All Snowmobiles must be insured and registered in accordance with the Traffic Safety Act. - g) No person shall operate or ride as a passenger of a Snowmobile unless wearing a safety helmet securely attached to his or her head(s). - h) No person shall operate an Snowmobile on any land designated Municipal Reserve on Schedule B with the Village of Hill Spring or other private property, without first gaining the written permission of the property owner or the Leasee. 4. The Council of the Village of Hill Spring by resolution may waive any of the provisions contained in the Bylaw, for a specific situations) subject to whatever condition(s) Council finds fit to apply. 5. Any person who contravenes the provisions of the Bylaw is guilty of an offence. 6. Persons contravening certain sections of this Bylaw shall be liable for the penalties set out in Schedule "A". 7. A notice or form commonly called a traffic tag or violation ticket may be issued by a RCMP Officer to any person alleged to have breached any provision of this bylaw, and the said traffic tag or violation ticket shall require payment in the amount specified in this bylaw or the regulations pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, (Alberta), as amended. 8. An RCMP Officer may enter upon any land for the purpose of obtaining particulars of ownership and the identity of the operator of a Snowmobile to prevent the continuation of an offence or to determine ownership. - a) An RCMP Officer may seize and impound any Snowmobile being operated by a person in any area of the Village in breach of the bylaw. Any snowmobile that has been impounded shall not be released until all the costs associated with impoundment and all fines owing have - b) When an impounded snowmobile is not claimed within six (6) months from the date of seizure, the Village Manager may direct its disposal by public auction and if is not able to sell the snowmobile for an acceptable price, (cover costs associated to impound and pay for fines) may choose to dispose of it in some other way. The item then becomes property of the Village and the previous owner loses ownership of the snowmobile. 9. Schedule "A" and Schedule "B" may be amended from time to time by resolution of Council and any such amendment shall form part of the bylaw. 10. The employees, servants or agents of the Village, while acting in the course of their employment or duty are exempt from the provisions of the Bylaw. 11. Bylaw 2011-304 is hereby repealed. 12. This Bylaw comes into force on the day it is passed. READ A FIRST TIME THIS 10th DAY OF JULY, 2018. READ A SECOND TIME THIS 10th DAY OF JULY, 2018. READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS THE 10th DAY OF JULY, 2018.   lett Do Dwight Davis, May Janets Edwards Janet Edwards, Village Manager ## Offence: ## Penalty Prescribed: | Hours of Operation | | |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------| | Section 3 (a) | $50.00 | | Exceeding Maximum Speed | | | Section 3 (b) | $75.00 | | Driving Wrong Side of Road | | | Section 3 (c) | $50.00 | | Driving Without Headlight or Taillight | | | Section 3 (d) | $50.00 | | Operator or Passenger Fail to Wear Safety | | | Helmet on Snowmobile Section 3 (g) | $75.00 per individual | | Operate Snowmobile on Designated | | | Land as Outline in this Bylaw | | | Section 3 (h) | $150.00 | ## SCHEDULE "A"