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Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

3.21.110 General Rules of Operation

(a) No person shall operate an ATV in the following manner or under the following circumstances.

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

(2) At any time and at any place within the Reservation boundaries at a speed in excess of 55 miles per hour at any time or 40 miles per hour between sunset and sunrise.

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

(4) Without complying with all stop signs, yield signs or other regulatory signs that are located along ATV corridors that are open to public. On the private property of another without consent of the owner or lessee. Failure to post private property does not imply consent for ATV use.

(5) Between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7 am when within 150 feet of a dwelling at a rate of speed exceeding 10 miles per hour.

(6) 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 unless operated at a speed of 10 miles per hour or less.

(7) On a recreation or play area, unless specifically designated by the Tribal Council for ATV recreational purposes, except for the purpose of serving the area, crossing at places where marked or after stopping and yielding the right-of-way.

(8) On or across a cemetery, burial ground, school or church property without consent of the owner.

(9) On Tribal lands without the consent of the tribal governing body or Indian owner. For the purposes of this paragraph, "Tribal lands" means lands owned by the United States and held for the use and benefit of the Bad River Tribe or individual Members and any lands owned by the Tribe or individual members. Failure to post Indian Lands does not imply consent for ATV use. The Tribal Council by this chapter hereby grants permission to Tribal Members to operate ATVs on lands owned in fee by the Tribe or held in trust for the Tribe unless otherwise posted, except for in Residential Areas between dwellings and across common areas.

(10) ATVs may only be operated in residential areas outside roadways to gain immediate access to a dwelling or to exit from a dwelling to a roadway. ATVs shall not be operated between dwellings or across common areas unless on a posted and maintained trail or route.