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All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Enforcement Patrol

(s. 23.22(9), Wis. Stats., and NR s. 64.15, Wis. Adm. Code)

Counties and tribes are eligible to receive grants for All Terrain Vehicle patrols. DNR can provide up to 100 percent of county net costs for the enforcement of s. 23.33, Wis. Stats.

Eligible types of projects include:

  • Salaries of officers engaged in the enforcement of s. NR 64.15 at a rate no more than the regular straight-time rate (fringe benefits cannot exceed 20 percent of the gross salary).
  • Reimbursement of travel, materials, and supplies
  • All-terrain vehicles (shall be depreciated at the rate of 20 percent annually).
  • All-terrain vehicle trailers (shall be depreciated at the rate of 12½ percent annually).
  • Other equipment. Non-ATV/trailer equipment items (radios, radar units, etc.) purchased by the patrol can only be expended to a maximum amount of $1,000. Items that are not ATVs or trailers cannot be depreciated since they are not capital items and therefore must not have a claim of more than $1,000. Equipment items that are not ATVs or trailers and which are able to be used for other county law enforcement duties, are also subject to a proration for the amount of use in the ATV program.

If county claims exceed available funds, the DNR shall prorate the payments. However, as of spring 2003, pending the printing and publication of the revised codes, when more than 50 percent of the eligible patrols are submitting claims, no one patrol may receive more than 20 percent of funds available.

A county must file a Notice of Intent to Patrol form with the DNR on or before June 1 of each year. Claim forms shall be filed with the DNR on or before June 1 of the year following the 12-month period for which the claim is made. Forms and information are available from the DNR's Recreational Vehicle Safety Grant Program, Bureau of Law Enforcement.

Additional Information:

Procurement Guide for Local Governments Receiving DNR Grants

Contacts:

Gary Eddy, LE/5
Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 7921
Madison WI 53707-7921
Phone: (608) 267-7455

Last Revised: Thursday July 27 2006