- A person under age 10 may not operate an ATV.
- Those older than 10 but younger than 16 may not operate an ATV on a public trail unless they have successfully completed a training course approved by the state. After completion of the course, those riders must still be accompanied by an adult. Those who are older than 10 and younger than 16 may operate an ATV without taking a training course if their operation takes place on land where they live, or which is owned or leased by that person’s parent, or is at a training site approved by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
- A person may not operate an ATV or any other motor vehicle other than a snowmobile on a snowmobile trail that is financed in whole or in part by the Snowmobile Trail Fund, unless that use has been authorized by the landowner, or unless that use is necessitated by an emergency.
- There are no reciprocal registration privileges. A nonresident is required to register an ATV in Maine in order to operate it here.
- A person may not operate an ATV upon a private road after having been forbidden to do so by the owner’s agent or a municipal official, either personally or by appropriately displayed notices.
- A person must bring an ATV to a complete stop before entering a public way.
- A person may not operate an ATV except at a reasonable and prudent speed for the conditions.
- Persons operating ATVs upon the land of another shall stop and identify themselves upon the request of the landowner or the landowner’s authorized representative.
- Notwithstanding Title 29-A, section 2083, a person under 18 years old may not operate an ATV unless wearing protective headgear.
- Notwithstanding Title 29-A, section 2083, a person may not carry a passenger under age 18 on an ATV unless the passenger is wearing protective headgear.
For a complete summary of Maine ATV laws, go to http://www.maine.gov/ifw/laws_rules/atvlaws.htm#age