ATV snow plows now legal in Wisconsin


By The Associated Press

Dec. 13, 2010 2:06 p.m. |(0) Comments

Madison - All-terrain vehicle owners who use their ATVs to plow snow can do so legally in Wisconsin this season.

Under new state rules adopted this year, drivers with a snow removal device attached to their ATVs can operate them on sidewalks or public roads up to two miles under certain circumstances. The ATVs need to have a flashing or rotating yellow light and must be operated on roads with a posted speed limit of 45 mph or less.

Wisconsin ATV Association president Randy Harden said the law change just formalizes what many drivers were already doing. The Appleton Post-Crescent reported that the rules run from Oct. 1 to April 30.