41-17-27. Mickelson Trail--Motorized vehicle prohibited--Exceptions--Penalty.

An individual may not operate a motorized vehicle within the right-of-way of the George S. Mickelson Trail. This section does not apply to:

(1)    An individual operating a snowmobile, from December first to March thirty-first, inclusive, on the trail from Lead/Deadwood south to the Dumont trailhead, excluding the portion of the right-of-way crossing the subdivisions known as Englewood Acres and Black Forest Ranchettes;

(2)    A governmental employee while in the performance of an official duty;

(3)    A member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force, while in the performance of an official duty;

(4)    An individual authorized by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to operate a motorized vehicle within the right-of-way, for a purpose other than a recreational purpose, under a permit, lease, or contract;

(5)    An individual operating a self-propelled wheelchair; or

(6)    An individual operating a Class I electric bicycle, as defined in § 32-20B-9.

A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1992, ch 302; SL 2025, ch 178, § 1.