I just got done yesterday talking to the president of a atv club in Iron River. He said that starting March 3 2004 all out state riders will be required to have a license to ride in Wisconsin. The cost will be $18 and be good for 1 year.

 

I found this, and its a bit light on details.

out of state fees

Any one else know anything about this?

 

Hondabuster, thanks for the additional information. I think that will be fair, it sounds like the money will be spend on inproving the trail system. Since I live in northern MN. in the summer, I plan on going over there several times.

 

I dont know if this is true or not. I will e-mail the dnr and get back to you. I know in the past that an out of state rider had to register their machine in Wisconsin. The fee was twelve dollars for two years. I think that I will stay with that but I went through a few heated debates on this matter.
It is about time that they went with a new system like this. I heard that they were going to do something like this. I will post a thread here when I find out some more info.
Jigginjack
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I called the wdnr about this and they said, it wont happen this year, but eventually it will.

 

Hi, thanks for the information, please keep me up dated.

 

I just recieved this e-mail from the Wisconsin DNR> The way I understand it, a person will Still have to register their machine in Wisconsin if their state does not have registration such as Michigan, Illinois. What this means to out of state riders is a higher fee to ride there. Presently it is $12.00 every year, the proposed fee is $18.00 per year which would be close to Michigan's fee of $16.25 per year.From: "Yelk, Lynne L" <Lynne.Yelk@dnr.state.wi.us>
To: "Customer Service Web (CSWEB)" <Web.CustomerService@DNR.state.wi.us>; "Jack O'Brion" <obrion@norwaymi.com>
Cc: "Brooks, Karl R." <Karl.Brooks@dnr.state.wi.us>
Subject: RE: atv permits
Date: Monday, March 08, 2004 8:14 AM

Presently there is a bill introduced into legislature that would create an ATV nonresident trail pass. This pass would need to be purchased in order to operate in WI provided that the unit is registered (certificate and decals) in your home state. If your home state (IL, MI) does not register ATVS then the unit would need to be registered in WI. We should know more about the status of this bill on or about April 1.

So, if you are from Michigan or another state that does not have registration, you still need to register your machine in the state of Wisconsin. Hope this helps.

Jigginjack
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I went to Wisconsin over the holidays and since we don't register in Texas, I had to register as though I lived in Wisconsin. It was $12 for 2 years. I thought that was a good deal. I didn't get my stickers for 5 weeks, but I carried the receipt as proof.

 

Since we have Tennessee TDS stickers, in the past we have not had to register to ride in Wisconsin.

I would not be against paying a fee to do so though.

Jaybee

 

Thanks jigginjack for the info. Please keep us updated.