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House passes OHV bill expanding parks board sizing authority, raising supervision age
Summary
The House approved HB237 to expand the State Parks and Recreation Board’s rulemaking authority to size off-highway vehicles for young riders (covering up to age 10) and to require adult supervisors to be 21 for riders under 12; supporters cited family recreation and regulated licensing, opponents raised safety and ER-statistic concerns.
The Utah House on Feb. 20 passed first substitute House Bill 237, changing off-highway-vehicle (OHV) rules to expand the State Parks and Recreation Board’s ability to set size limits for youth machines and to raise the age of required adult supervision from 18 to 21 for riders under 12.
Sponsor Representative Tilton described amendment #4 as two changes: authorizing the Parks and Recreation Board to size machines for children (expanded to cover ages up to 10) and changing the adult-supervision threshold from 18 to 21 for…
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