Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346, Saskatchewan
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THE ATV BYLAW
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF PERDUE NO. 346
BYLAW NO. 1-2021
The council of the Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346, in the Province of
Saskatchewan enacts as follows:
Short title
This Bylaw may be referenced as "The ATV 2021 Bylaw"
PART I
PURPOSE AND DEFINITION
Purpose
1. The purpose of this Bylaw is to provide for responsible, legal all-terrain vehicle
use within the Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346 by:
a) regulating the operation of all-terrain vehicles within the municipality
pursuant to The All Terrain Vehicles Act.
b) establishing an Inter-Jurisdictional All Terrain Vehicle Use Agreement with
other jurisdictions where possible;
c) provide for reasonable opportunities for family sport and recreational
activities relating to responsible all terrain vehicle use within the
municipality.
Definitions
2. For the purpose of this Bylaw, the following terms and words shall have the
following meanings:
a) "administrator" shall mean the Administrator of the Rural Municipality of
Perdue No. 346.
b) "act" shall mean the All Terrain Vehicles Act.
i) "all-terrain vehicle" means a propelled vehicle that:is designed
primarily for the movement of people or goods on prepared surfaces;
and
ii) has wheels and or track in contact with the ground;
and includes:
iii) a restricted use motorcycle;
a mini-bike; and
an all terrain vehicle;
But does not include:
a golf cart;
a snowmobile as defined in The Snowmobile Act;
an agricultural implement or special mobile machine as defined in
The Traffic Safety Act; or
any vehicle that is required to be registered pursuant to The Traffic
Safety Act.
c) "ATV" shall have the same meaning as all terrain vehicle.
d) "authorized person" means a person who is in charge of a vehicle with the
express or implied consent of the owner of the vehicle.
e) "crown land" means any land, other than a highway, owned by Her Majesty
the Queen in the right of Saskatchewan.
f) "driver's license" means a driver's license issued pursuant to The Traffic
Safety Act.
g) "council" shall mean the council of the Rural Municipality No. 346.
h) "designated officer" shall mean a person who has been assigned duties to
administer and or enforce all or part of this bylaw.
i) "highway" means highway as defined on The Traffic Safety Act.
j) "immediate family" of a person means the spouse, parent, step-parent,
guardian, child, step-child, brother, sister or step-brother or step-sister of the
person.
k) "municipality" shall mean the Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346.
l) "municipal land" shall include but not be limited to:
i) The traveled and untraveled portion of all streets, roads, lanes and
highways in the municipality (except provincial highways.
ii) all public reserves.
iii) all other lands owned, operated or under the care of the municipality.
m) "owner" shall mean the owner of the ATV.
n) "provincial highway" means a provincial highway as defined in the
Highways and Transportation Act.
ATV OPERATION
3. No person shall operate an ATV unless they hold an existing driver's license issued
pursuant to The Traffic Safety Act.
4. Notwithstanding to section 3 a person who under 17 years of age may operate an
ATV within the municipality provided that the operator of the ATV is
accompanied on an ATV designated for the transportation of two or more
passengers by someone in possession of a driver's license issued pursuant to The
Traffic Safety Act.
5. Section 3 does not apply to a person operating an ATV on private land owned or
occupied by them or a member of the immediate family.
6. No ATV shall be operated on any portion of a provincial highway unless it is for
the sole purpose of crossing the highway by the most direct and shortest route of
travel available.
7. No person shall operate an ATV on private land that is not owned by them or a
member of their immediate family or crown land without the permission of the
owner or occupant of the land.
8. Operators must strictly adhere to all rules of the road and follow requirements as set
out in The Traffic Safety Act.
Read a Third Time and Adopted
on June 8th, 2021.
________________________ _______________________
Reeve Administrator