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VILLAGE OF VETERAN
BYLAW 486-06
A BYLAW OF THE VILLAGE OF VETERAN, PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO REGULATE AND
CONTROL THE OPERATION OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES
NOW THEREFORE, under the authority and subject to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
being Chapter M-26.1 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1994 and amendments thereto, and the Off-Highway
Vehicles Act, being Chapter O-5 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, and amendments thereto, the
Municipal Council of the Village of Veteran, in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
WHEREAS Council deems it expedient and proper to provide controls for the operation of off-highway
vehicles within the Village of Veteran, with respect to places, times and speeds of the vehicles.
1.
Definitions:
a. The definitions as contained in Section 1 of the Off-Highway Vehicle Act shall apply;
b. "highway" means any thoroughfare, street road, trail, avenue, parkway, driveway, viaduct,
land, alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestle way, or other place, whether publicly or
privately owned, and part of which the public is ordinarily or permitted to use the passage
of vehicles; and
i. includes:
1. where a ditch lies adjacent to and parallel with a roadway, the ditch;
2. where highway right of way is contained between fences or between the
fences, or all the land between the fence and the edge of the roadway,
as the case may be; and
ii. Does not include a place declared by the Lieutenant Governor in Council not to
be a highway.
c. "Off-highway vehicle" means any motorized vehicle designated for cross-country travel
on land, water, snow, ice, marsh or swamp land, or on other natural terrain and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes, when designed for such travel:
i. 4-wheel drive or low pressure tire vehicles;
ii. motor cycles and related 2-wheel vehicles;
iii. all-terrain vehicles;
iv. miniature motor vehicles;
v. snow vehicles;
vi. mini bikes; and
vii. Any other means of transportation which is propelled by any power other than
muscular power or wind.
But does not include:
i.
motor boats; or
ii.
Any other vehicle exempted from all of the provisions of this Act by the
regulations.
d. "Insured off-highway vehicle" means an off-highway vehicle the owner of which is insured
by a policy of insurance approved under Part 7 of the insurance Act and containing the
coverage and limits fixed by that Part for automobiles in relation to public liability,
property damage and accident benefits in respect of that off-highway vehicle;
2.
Subject to any other restrictions and provisions that may be contained in this bylaw, no
person shall operate an off-highway vehicle in the Village of Veteran, between the hours of
10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the day next succeeding.
3.
Underage operators:
a. No person under the age of 14 years shall operate an off-highway vehicle in a public
place.
b. Notwithstanding section 3 a., a person under the age of 14 years shall not be considered
in contravention of this section if he is supervised by an adult person seated next to him
on the off-highway vehicle, or otherwise in close proximity, while giving instruction, if that
instruction is not given on a highway.
4.
Operating Speeds:
a. No person may operate an off-highway vehicle at a speed in excess of 20 kilometers per
hour, except as otherwise provided by this bylaw, in any portion of the Village of Veteran,
where such vehicles are permitted to operate.
b. Notwithstanding Section 4 a., Off-Highway Vehicle Clubs may hold races or rallies at
locations and times approved by the Village of Veteran, at which occasion the maximum
speed limits as per section 4 a. shall not apply.
5.
No person who is the owner or operator of an off-highway vehicle may operate or suffer or
permit any other person to operate the off-highway vehicle on any public property when there
is not, for the time being, a subsisting certificate of registration issued pursuant to the Off-
Highway Vehicle Act in respect to that off-highway vehicle.
6.
No person who is the registered owner of an off-highway vehicle shall operate or suffer or
permit any other person to operate an off-highway vehicle when there is not, for the time
being, a subsisting certificate of insurance so as to ensure the off-highway vehicle is an
insured off-highway vehicle pursuant to the Off-Highway Vehicle Act.
7.
No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle within the limits of the Village of Veteran,
without the use of a CSA approved safety helmet
8.
Except as otherwise provided in this bylaw, no person shall operate an off-highway vehicle on
any park or playfield or any other areas shown as prohibited on Schedule 1.
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9.
No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle on any highway in the Village of Veteran
except:
a. An off-highway vehicle may cross any highway including the roadway, parking lane or
sidewalk portion thereof if:
i. The operator stops the off-highway vehicle before entering onto the highway or
portion thereof to be crossed;
ii. The operator yields the right of way to all other vehicles and persons on the
highway; and
iii. The operator crosses over the highway or portion thereof to be crossed from the
most direct and shortest route of travel available to him.
b. An off-highway vehicle may travel on any highway, alley, or designated route (identified in
Schedule 1) if:
i. The operator of the off-highway vehicle travels at a rate of speed not in excess of
20 kilometers per hour;
ii. The operator of the off-highway vehicle is using only those alleys, lanes and
designated routes which will take him by the most direct route to and from the
place where he normally stores his off-highway vehicle and nearest area on
which off-highway vehicles are permitted to operate.
10.
Access to Prohibited Areas:
a. Access by off-highway vehicles on prohibited areas; and contravention of all other
sections of this bylaw shall be allowed for Peace Officers if required to do so for the
purpose of carrying out duties.
b. Access by off-highway vehicles on prohibited areas for the purpose of assisting with
bylaw enforcement, maintenance or other approved functions, shall be permitted at
locations and times approved by the Village of Veteran.
11.
Highway 12 and Secondary Highway 884 right of ways are prohibited areas.
12.
The operator of an off-highway vehicle shall yield the right of way to all other traffic on any
highway in the Village of Veteran and to all pedestrians at all times and places.
13.
No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle without due care and attention; or without
reasonable consideration for other persons or property.
14.
No person shall tow behind an off-highway vehicle any trailer, sleigh, cutter or other vehicle
unless the hitch or attachment employed:
a. Is so designed as to control the vehicle being towed so that it will substantially follow in
the tracks of the towing vehicle
b. Is of sufficient strength to safely control the vehicle being towed
c. Does not exceed 1 meter in length, and
d. Adequately prevents the towed vehicle form colliding with the towing vehicle in the case
of downhill travel or a stop.
15.
During times of high to extreme fire hazard, as defined by Alberta Environmental Protection,
Land and Forest Service, all use of off-highway vehicles shall be banned within the limits of
the Village of Veteran.
16.
Every person, owner, or operator who contravenes this bylaw or any part thereof is guilty of
an offense and liable to a fine or fines and/or seizure and detainment of the off-highway
vehicle as set out in Schedule 2.
17.
A peace officer who on reasonable and probable grounds believes that an offense under
sections 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 or 16 has been committed may seize and detain any off-highway
vehicle in respect of which the offense was committed until the final disposition of any
proceedings that may be taken under the Off-Highway Vehicle Act and section 96 of the
Motor Vehicle Administration Act as it applies, with all necessary modifications, to that off-
highway vehicle.
18.
When seizure and detainment occurs, the owner of the off-highway vehicle shall be
responsible for all storage fees, towing, and all other associated fees.
19.
Operators of off-highway vehicles use permitted areas and highways in the Village of Veteran
at their own risk and the Village of Veteran does not warrant such areas as being suitable for
the use of off-highway vehicles.
20.
This bylaw comes into force and effect on the date of final passing.
READ a first time this 25th day of April, 2006.
READ a second time this 25th day of April, 2006.
READ a third and final time this 9th day of May, 2006.
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Mayor
Municipal Administrator
Village of Veteran
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SCHEDULE 1
PROHIBITED AREAS
Indicates Prohibited Areas
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SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE OF PENALTIES
Description
Penalty
Infraction of any section of the
Off-Highway Vehicles Bylaw - first offence
$100.00
Infraction of any section of the
Off-Highway Vehicles Bylaw - second/subsequent offence
$200.00