WHEREAS the issue of licensing of off-roadall-terrain vehicles in British Columbia has previously been before the assembly of the UBCM and endorsed; AND WHEREAS a Coalition for the Licensing and Registration of Off-RoadAll-Terrain Vehicles in British Columbia has submitted an Interim Report on Solutions for a Sustainable Future around this issue and is currently working with a provincial Interagency Policy Committee to develop solutions to recommend to the government; AND WHEREAS further delays in developing regulations for the licensing, registration and management of off-roadall-terrain vehicles continues to have a detrimental impact on grassland areas and contributes to the introduction of noxious weeds: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of BC Municipalities urge the provincial government to enact, at the very earliest opportunity, the appropriate regulations for the licensing, registration and management of off-roadall-terrain vehicles when in use on public right-of-ways and on public lands.
Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts The All-Terrain Vehicle ATV Inter-Agency Policy Committee IAPC is working with the Coalition for Licensing and Registration of Off-Road Vehicles in British Columbia the Coalition to develop an effective policy around ATV use. IAPC is in the process of examining access management and legal tools that relate to ATVs. IAPC will analyse the Coalitions report when it is complete in November 2005, and will bring forward recommendations on a licensing and registration program by spring.