Duluth police cracking down on ATV use

Written by The Duluth News Tribune

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Responding to resident complaints, the Duluth Police Department said it’s cracking down on all-terrain vehicle use in the Morgan Park and Gary-New Duluth neighborhoods.

On Saturday, officers hit the areas in ATVs and stopped four people for illegally riding the vehicles in the area, including two cited for failing to register their ATVs.

Under city ordinance, it’s illegal to drive an ATV on public land. The department said it also is working to cut down ATV use on U.S. Steel property in Morgan Park, which in a statement was referred to as “a hotbed for ATV use.”

That land has been earmarked for future business development in the city.

Source: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/

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“It’s frustrating having a hunt ruined by people riding ATVs where off-road vehicle use is prohibited. Many ATVs look the same so there’s no way to identify violators when reporting the incident to law enforcement. There should be a requirement that off-road vehicles used on public lands have license plates or large decals. Any ATV user who follows the law and land management directives on where they can and can not use these machines should have no objection to this type of identification.”

- Holly Endersby, hunter from western Idaho