(1) (a) No later than January 1, 1990, the division of parks and recreation shall devise a plan for implementation of the off-highway use permit program.
(b) On and after January 1, 1991, the owner of every vehicle required to be registered pursuant to article 3 of title 42, C.R.S., and the owner or operator of every motor vehicle and offhighway vehicle from another state or country, when such vehicle is being used for recreational travel upon designated off-highway vehicle routes, shall obtain and display on such vehicle an off-highway use permit.
Off-highway use permits shall be sold by the agents referred to in section 33-12-104,and the fee to be paid for the permits must be in the amount provided by the commission by rule.
Off-highway use permits, when issued on April 1, shall be valid for a one-year period, which runs from April 1 through the following March 31. All permits issued during the year at any time after April 1 shall expire on the following March 31.
Off-highway use permits shall be displayed as required by the division.
The following vehicles shall be exempt from the requirements of this section:
Vehicles owned by the United States or another state or political subdivision thereofif such ownership is clearly displayed on such vehicles;
Vehicles operated in an organized competitive or noncompetitive event on publiclyor privately owned or leased land; except that this exemption shall not apply unless the agency exercising jurisdiction over such land specifically authorizes the organized competitive or noncompetitive event;
Vehicles operated on public land for purposes other than recreational use, whichpurposes shall include but not be limited to logging, mining, grazing of livestock, firewoodcutting, and the taking of trees for noncommercial purposes.
(6) Any person who violates subsection (1)(b) of this section is guilty of a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.
Source: L. 89: Entire article added, p. 1367, § 1, effective April 1, 1990. L. 95: (6) amended, p. 974, § 33, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 784, § 11, effective May 23. L. 2003: (6) amended, p. 1952, § 40, effective May 22. L. 2018: (2) amended, (HB 18-1139), ch. 71, p. 636, § 9, effective August 8. L. 2019: (6) amended, (HB 19-1026), ch. 423, p. 3701, § 34, effective July 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1139, see section 1 of chapter 71, Session Laws of Colorado 2018. For the short title ("Respect the Great Outdoors Act") and the legislative declaration in HB 19-1026, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 423, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.