AB 356

Current law defines an "all-terrain vehicle" (ATV) as an engine-driven device

with a width of not more than 48 inches and a net weight of 900 pounds or less that

is equipped with a seat designed to be straddled by the vehicle operator and that is

designed to travel on at least three low-pressure tires. Under current law, a

low-pressure tire is a tire that has a minimum width of six inches, that is designed

to be mounted on a rim with a maximum diameter of 12 inches, and that is designed

to be inflated with an operating pressure not to exceed six pounds per square inch.

This bill increases the maximum width of an ATV to 50 inches. The bill specifies

that the width of an ATV must be 50 inches or less at the time of manufacture and

that it be designed by the manufacturer to travel on three or more low-pressure tires

in order to meet the definition. As to the requirements for a low-pressure tire, the

bill eliminates the requirement for the size of the rim and increases the the

maximum operating pressure for a low-pressure tire to ten pounds per square inch.