Light Utility Vehicle Program (LUV)
Light Utility Vehicle Summer 2008 Trails
As part of the 2007-09 State Budget, the pilot program is to be administered by the DNR – in consultation with the Department of Transportation – to evaluate use and effects of operating lightweight utility vehicles on all-terrain vehicle trails and routes. Counties named in the budget provision as possible participants pending local approval must notify the Department in advance of the start of a program.
There is up to $2,000 per county available in the form of grants to assist in the evaluation of this program.
At this time the following counties have opted to participate:
The program expires on September 30, 2009.
DNR Specs for a LUV:
- Gross weight of more than 700 lbs but not more than 1,900 lbs.
- 4 or more low-pressure tires with rims having a maximum diameter of 13 inches and inflated with an operating pressure not to exceed 8 lbs per square inch.
- Equipped with a cargo area
- Primarily used off-road
- Does NOT include golf carts or low-speed vehicles as defined in 49 CFF 571.3.
Each county has the option to further restrict the definition of a LUV. It is strongly recommended that you check each county's web site to make sure the machine you are considering meets the criteria of the county you wish to ride in.
Currently a self-registration is available on each county’s website. Counties have the option of charging a fee (or selling a sticker) to utilize their trails. Again, please check each county's website.
The following counties are eligible to participate: Florence, Forest, Sawyer, Marinette, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, and Washburn
Contacts:
Diane Conklin
Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 397
1341 2nd Avenue
Cumberland, WI 54829
Phone: (715) 822-8583
Fax: (715) 822-3592
Gary Eddy
Department of Natural Resources
101 S. Webster Street - LE/5
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 267-7455
Fax: (608) 266-3696
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