3.20.140 General Safety Provisions

(a) Right-of-Way: The following individuals shall have the right-of-way over snowmobiles at all times and all locations.

(1) Pedestrians

(2) Vehicles entering or exiting driveways and access routes

(3) Moving vehicles

(4) Emergency & law enforcement vehicles, including cars, trucks, ATV's snowmobiles, and boats.

(b) No person shall operate a snowmobile in the following manner:

(1) At rate of speed that is unreasonable or improper under the circumstances.

(2) At a rate of speed in excess of the posted speed limit for roadways or trails in the community in which the snowmobile is being operated, whether operated on road, trail, or off road or trail.

(3) At any time and at any place within the Reservation boundaries at a speed in excess of 50 miles per hour at any time of day or night.

(4) Without complying with all stop signs, yield signs, or other regulatory signs that are located along snowmobile routes, snowmobile trails or other established snowmobile corridors that are open to the public.

(5) On the private property of another, including tribal trust, fee or allotted property, without the consent of the owner or lessee. Failure to post property does not imply consent for snowmobile use.

(6) In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of another.

(7) At any time of day or night, when within 150 feet of a dwelling, at a rate of speed exceeding 10 miles per hour.

(8) On the frozen surface of public waters within 100 feet of a person not in or upon a vehicle or within 100 feet of a fishing shanty at a rate of speed exceeding 10 miles per hour.

(9) On a playground, slide, ski, skating or other non-motorized recreation area except for the purpose of servicing the area, responding to emergencies, crossing at places where marked or after stopping and yielding the right-of-way, but only for the purpose of crossing, access or exit to or from a dwelling, lodging or other building when no other route is safe or feasible, and at no time of day or night at a speed exceeding 10 miles per hour when within 150 feet of these areas.

(10) On or across a cemetery, burial ground, childcare, school or church property without consent of the owner or Tribal Council.

(11) On Tribal lands without the consent of the tribal governing body or Indian fee land owner. For purposes of this paragraph, "Tribal lands" means lands owned by the United States and held for the use or benefit of the Bad River Tribe or individual members and any lands owner by the Tribe or individual members. Failure to post Indian lands does not imply consent for snowmobile use. The Tribal Council by this chapter hereby grants permission to Tribal Members to operate snowmobiles on lands owned in fee by the Tribe or held in trust for the Tribe unless otherwise posted or published as closed to snowmobiles provided all other provisions of the chapter are followed.