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By-law to permit the Operation of
Off-Road Vehicles on Municipal
Roads
By-law # 02-2014
Abrogation of previous by-law # 02-2012 or any by-law
provisions adopted previously and pertaining to the same
subject.
April 2014
This by-law is printed under and by authority
of the Council of the Municipality of Thorne, Quebec, Canada
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BY-LAW NUMBER 02-2014
adopted by Resolution number 103-04/2014
TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF SNOWMOBILES OR QUADS ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ROADS
WHEREAS
the Act respecting off-highway vehicles (R.S.Q., c. V-1.2) establishes the rules regarding
users of off-highway vehicles, particularly by determining the traffic rules applicable to off-
highway vehicles and allowing their operation, subject to conditions;
WHEREAS
pursuant to section 626, subsection 14 of the Highway Safety Code, a local municipality
may, by by-law, permit, on the conditions and for the periods of time it fixes, off-highway
vehicles to be operated on all or part of a public highway it maintains;
WHEREAS
this Municipal Council considers that the practice of snowmobiling and quad promotes
tourism and economic development;
WHEREAS
the snowmobile know as Pontiac Snowmobile Driver's Association or quad club known as
Pontiac Quad Club are soliciting the authorization of the municipality of Thorne to operate
on municipal highways;
WHEREAS
a notice of motion of this by-law has duly been given by M. Born at the session of this
Council held on April 22, 2014
For these reasons, it is moved by J. Abbott/Miller and unanimously resolved:
THAT
on April 22, 2014, this Council adopts By-law number 02-2014 and establish the following
by the said by-law:
Article 1:
PREAMBLE
The preamble is an integral part of this by-law.
Article 2:
TITLE AND NUMBER
The title of this by-law is "By-law to Permit the Operation of Off-Roads Vehicles on
Municipal Roads" and bears number and bears number 02-2014 of the by-laws of the
municipality of Thorne and repeals by-law no 02-2012.
Article 3:
PURPOSE
The purpose of this by-law is to establish the public roads on which the operation of
snowmobiles or quads will be permitted within the territory of the municipality of Thorne,
all in accordance with the Act respecting off-highway vehicles.
Article 4:
SUBJECT OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES
This by-law applies to snowmobiles or quads within the meaning of the Act respecting off-
highway vehicles.
Article 5:
PLACES OF OPERATION
The operation of quads is permitted on all municipal roads where the speed limit does not
exceed 70 KM/H.
Adam
Garner
Milliken
Sparling
Bretzlaff
Greermount
Mountain
Stevens
Brouse
Himmelman
Murdock
Theodore
Bryson
Johnson
Mutchler
Thorne Lake
Cawood
Killoran
Pasch
Tubman
Craig
Leach
Route 366 West
Wall
Dunlop
Manners
Rueckwald
Waterfall
Fierobin
Mathieu
Schock
Yach
Frederick
Maynard
Schwartz
PLACES OF OPERATION
The operation of snowmobiles is permitted on the following municipal roads, for the
following prescribed maximum distances:
Schock Road - on the unplowed portion from John Pasch's farm
to Johnson Lake Road (0.5km)
Yach Road - from Adams Road to the Vandusky property (5.6km)
Thorne Lake - Road from Mountain Road to Route 303 (0.8km)
Johnson Road - from the culvert at Route 303 (110m)
Article 6:
OBSERVANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
The authorization to operate is granted at the locations and for the prescribed period of
time by the presence of appropriate road traffic control devices.
Article 7:
SUBJECT PERIOD OF TIME
The authorization to operate the contemplated off-road vehicles at the locations
prescribed in this by-law is only valid for the period from May 1st to April 30th of each year.
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Article 8:
TRAIL CLOSURE
No traffic is permitted on the trails between 12:00 am (midnight) and 6:00 am, which
remain closed during this period.
Article 9:
SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT
Off-road vehicles equipped with operational snow removal equipment and compliant to
adequately perform snow removal operations are allowed to circulate on the streets of
the Municipality of Thorne, subject to the conditions specified in this regulation and any
other regulation into force
Article 10:
OFF-ROAD VEHICLE CLUBS
The authorization granted by this by-law shall be valid only if the club ensures
compliance of off-road vehicles, with provisions of the Act respecting off-highway
vehicles and this by-law, in particular regarding:
Development, management and maintenance of the trails it operates;
Signage, which should be adequate, relevant and authorized by the Municipality of
Thorne
Monitoring of the trails through surveillance officers
Underwriting a policy of liability insurance of at least two million dollars.
Article 11:
OBLIGATIONS OF USERS
Any and all users or drivers of a vehicle referred to in Article 4 must comply with the
obligations and rules under the Act respecting off-highway vehicles.
Article 12:
TRAFFIC RULES
A) Speed
The driver of an off-road vehicle referred to in Article 4 shall be obliged to respect the
speed according to the signage for each section of trail
B) Signage
The driver of an off-road vehicle referred to in Article 4 shall be obliged to obey the signs,
the Act respecting off-highway vehicles and to obey the orders and signals of a trail
security officer.
The driver of an off-road vehicle referred to in Article 4 shall keep it as close as possible
to the right edge of the road or trail. It must yield to any road vehicle other than an off-
road vehicle.
Article 13:
APPLICATION OF THIS REGULATION
In accordance with the Act respecting off-highway vehicles, trail security officers are
responsible for implementing this by-law.
Article 14:
PENAL PROVISIONS
All national penal provisions under the Act respecting off-highway vehicles are applicable
to persons violating the provisions of this by-law.
Article 15:
ENTRY INTO FORCE
This By-law shall enter into effect 90 days following its adoption unless it becomes the
issue of a notice of disallowance issued by the Minister as published in the Gazette
officielle du Québec.
ADOPTED AT THE MEETING OF APRIL 22, 2014
_______________________
_________________________
Terence Murdock, Mayor
Stacy Lafleur, Director General
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
I, the undersigned Director General of the Municipality of Thorne, certify that I published
the annexed by-law by posting a copy at the office of the municipality and by inserting it in
a local newspaper circulated in the municipality.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I give this certificate this 24th day of April 2014.
______________________________
Stacy Lafleur, Director General