{"data":{"id":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-13111","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"12 M.R.S. §13111","heading":"Snowmobile rental agent certificate","body":"1.  Registration and issuance.  Except as provided in this section, a person or business may not rent or lease a snowmobile unless that person or business:\nA.  Registers with the department as a snowmobile rental agent and is issued a snowmobile rental agent certificate from the commissioner;\nB.  Obtains a Maine certificate of number for each snowmobile being offered for rent or lease in the name of the person or business holding that certificate; and\nC.  Instructs each person who rents or leases a snowmobile how to operate the snowmobile, including how to use the brake, throttle and kill switch, and provides to that person a pamphlet describing proper hand signals.\n2.  Exception; guides.  This section does not apply to a person lawfully engaged in guiding activities under section 12853 who accompanies others on guided trips that include the use of snowmobiles, except that such a person must provide the operators of snowmobiles with instructions equivalent to those described in subsection 1, paragraph C.\n3.  Fee.  The fee for a snowmobile rental agent certificate is $25.  The certificate is valid from July 1st to June 30th.\n4.  Prohibition; penalty.  A person may not rent or lease a snowmobile in violation of this section.\nA.  A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.\nB.  A person who violates this section after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.","path":["TITLE 12: CONSERVATION","PART 13: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 937: SNOWMOBILES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/12/title12sec13111.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:25Z","sha256":"57a022541a27b4d81356abd642ab9d64aef55b24fa4fd2dedecedd532d96705e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-13110","next":"us-me/12-m.r.s.-13112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}