3.21.160 Passengers and Age of Operators and Passengers

(a) No person under the age of 12 shall be permitted to operate any ATV under any circumstances other than on land under the ownership or management and control of the person's immediate family. Management and control includes land leased through the Tribe or Housing Authority by the persons immediate family.

(b) Persons on an ATV under the age of 18 shall be required to wear an approved helmet.

(c) Unless an ATV vehicle is designed to carry more than two persons, only one person shall ride with the driver of a vehicle. Any driver of a vehicle which permits more than one person to ride with him, and/or if the rider is under the age of 16 and does not have on a helmet shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter and fined in the amount of $200.

(d) A person who is at least 12 years of age but under 16 years of age may not operate an all-terrain vehicle unless he or she holds a valid all-terrain safety certificate or is accompanied by a person over 18 years of age if the two people are on the same vehicle. A person who is at least 12 years of age but under 16 years of age who hold an all-terrain safety certificate shall carry it while he or she operates an all-terrain vehicle and shall display it to a law enforcement officer on request.