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I heard johnny law issued 47 DUI citations at RR this weekend.  Anyone else hear about this or able to confirm this?? :'( :'(

Maybe more like 247!!!This rumor mill kills me.....

But so everyone is aware here is just of the bill that was recently approved and discusses drinking and riding....


       (2)  State agencies, water management districts,
 2  counties, and municipalities, and officers and employees
 3  thereof, which provide off-highway recreation areas and trails
 4  on publicly owned land are not liable for damage to personal
 5  property or personal injury or death to any person resulting
 6  from participation in the inherently dangerous risks of
 7  off-highway vehicle recreation. This subsection does not limit
 8  liability that would otherwise exist for an act of negligence
 9  by a state agency, water management district, county, or
10  municipality, or officer or employee thereof, which is the
11  proximate cause of the damage, injury, or death. Nothing in
12  this subsection creates a duty of care or basis of liability
13  for death, personal injury, or damage to personal property,
14  nor shall anything in this subsection be deemed to be a waiver
15  of sovereign immunity under any circumstances.
16         Section 4.  Effective July 1, 2008, section 261.20,
17  Florida Statutes, is created to read:
18         261.20  Operations of off-highway vehicles on public
19  lands; restrictions; safety courses; required equipment;
20  prohibited acts; penalties.--
21         (1)  This section applies only to the operation of
22  off-highway vehicles on public lands.
23         (2)  Any person operating an off-highway vehicle as
24  permitted in this section who has not attained 16 years of age
25  must be supervised by an adult while operating the off-highway
26  vehicle.
27         (3)  Effective July 1, 2008, while operating an
28  off-highway vehicle, a person who has not attained 16 years of
29  age must have in his or her possession a certificate
30  evidencing the satisfactory completion of an approved
31  off-highway vehicle safety course in this state or another
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    Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 7079, 2nd Eng.
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 1  jurisdiction. A nonresident who has not attained 16 years of
 2  age and who is in this state temporarily for a period not to
 3  exceed 30 days is exempt from this subsection. Nothing
 4  contained in this chapter shall prohibit an agency from
 5  requiring additional safety-education courses for all
 6  operators.
 7         (4)(a)  The department shall approve all off-highway
 8  vehicle public safety-education programs required by this
 9  chapter as a condition for operating on public lands.
10         (b)  An off-highway vehicle must be equipped with a
11  spark arrester that is approved by the United States
12  Department of Agriculture Forest Service, a braking system,
13  and a muffler, all in operating condition.
14         (c)  On and after July 1, 2008, off-highway vehicles,
15  when operating pursuant to this chapter, shall be equipped
16  with a silencer or other device which limits sound emissions.
17  Exhaust noise must not exceed 96 decibels in the A-weighting
18  scale for vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1986, or 99
19  decibels in the A-weighting scale for vehicles manufactured
20  before January 1, 1986, when measured from a distance of 20
21  inches using test procedures established by the Society of
22  Automotive Engineers under Standard J-1287. Off-highway
23  vehicle manufacturers or their agents prior to the sale to the
24  general public in this state of any new off-highway vehicle
25  model manufactured after January 1, 2008, shall provide to the
26  department revolutions-per-minute data needed to conduct the
27  J-1287 test, where applicable.
28         (d)  An off-highway vehicle that is operated between
29  sunset and sunrise, or when visibility is reduced because of
30  rain, smoke, or smog, must display a lighted headlamp and
31  taillamp unless the use of such lights is prohibited by other
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    Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 7079, 2nd Eng.
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 1  laws, such as a prohibition on the use of lights when hunting
 2  at night.
 3         (e)  An off-highway vehicle that is used in certain
 4  organized and sanctioned competitive events being held on a
 5  closed course may be exempted by departmental rule from any
 6  equipment requirement in this subsection.
 7         (5)  It is a violation of this section:
 8         (a)  To carry a passenger on an off-highway vehicle,
 9  unless the machine is specifically designed by the
10  manufacturer to carry an operator and a single passenger.
11         (b)  To operate an off-highway vehicle while under the
12  influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or any
13  prescription or over-the-counter drug that impairs vision or
14  motor condition.
15         (c) For a person who has not attained 16 years of age,
16  to operate an off-highway vehicle without wearing eye
17  protection, over-the-ankle boots, and a safety helmet that is
18  approved by the United States Department of Transportation or
19  Snell Memorial Foundation.
20         (d)  To operate an off-highway vehicle in a careless or
21  reckless manner that endangers or causes injury or damage to
22  another person or property.
23         (6)  Any person who violates this section commits a
24  noncriminal infraction and is subject to a fine of not less
25  than $100, and may have his or her privilege to operate an ATV
26  on public lands revoked. However, a person who commits such
27  acts with intent to defraud, or who commits a second or
28  subsequent violation, is subject to a fine of not less than
29  $500 and may have his or her privilege to operate an ATV on
30  public lands revoked.
31         (7)  Public land managing agencies, through the course
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i'm pretty sure RR is not public lands so how can they give you a ticket on privately owned property?

just passing on what I heard and was trying to confirm.  Johnny law has been invited to RR thus are able to provide law services???  Soory Indianjoe, I fell asleep reading the commentary... ;)

Indianjoe, I had to read that a couple times due to my adult ADD HD. It appears that I could be guilty of most of those laws at some time or another.   

lol.... :D :D :D :D...Well it just passed and will go in effect later, probably July 1 or Oct. 1...Yes it is going to have an effect on alot of people..The best part is the liability limits on public riding areas..this has been one of the biggest stumbling blocks to local governments opening local riding areas.

I saw a guy on a buggy out there Sunday driving & chugging on a bottle of crown royal. When we saw him next his buggy was stuck deep in a pond/mud. Soon after that we took the kids to camp & stayed there.

Wow..this is the first I've heard of that.

I thought the whole point of River Ranch was to give the Rednecks a place to be Rednecks.

Everytime I'm out there, I see people riding around with beer in hand.

I have noticed an increased police presence however, but I just assumed it was due to them raising the threat level from Yellow to Orange...(Whatever happened to that threat level color chart anyway).

I don't understand why they just can't let the rednecks be.  Besides, it's great for the entertainment factor.  I was at Jim Bob's camp last week, and Billy Bob got all tore up slap azz drunk, and they shot a beer can off his head with a 22.  It was good old fashioned red neck fun.


Peace Out
Uncle Rico.

Sorry occifer Im not as think as you drunk I am :drink.gif