Alpine County Municipal Code Ch. 10.20 Off-Road Vehicles

For the purpose of this chapter, an “off-road vehicle” is defined as follows:

A. Any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle;

B. Any snowmobile or other vehicle designed to travel over snow or ice;

C. Any motor vehicle commonly referred to as a sand buggy, dune buggy, or all-terrain vehicle. (Ord. 378 § 2, 1977)

It is unlawful for any person to operate an off-road vehicle:

A. On the frozen surface of any lake or reservoir within the county;

B. On the surface of the ground or bottom of any lake or reservoir within the county between the high water mark and the low water mark. (Ord. 378 § 1, 1977)

Exceptions to this chapter:

A. Persons in emergency vehicles when responding to an emergency situation;

B. Persons in vehicles which belong to any federal, state or local governmental entity when acting within the scope of their employment;

C. The owners of any private lake or their agents when on such private lake. (Ord. 378 § 3, 1977)

Any failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of three hundred dollars and/or imprisonment in the County Jail for a term of not more than three months. (Ord. 378 § 4, 1977)