All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Enforcement Patrol
(s. 23.22(9), Wis. Stats., and NR s. 64.15, Wis. Adm. Code)
Counties and tribes are eligible to receive grants for All Terrain Vehicle patrols. DNR can provide up to 100 percent of county net costs for the enforcement of s. 23.33, Wis. Stats.
What is the Objective of the Portion of the All-Terrain Vehicle Program?
The county all-terrain vehicle enforcement aids program exists to encourage the development of county all-terrain vehicle patrols to enforce all-terrain vehicle regulations embodied in section 23.33, Stats.
What are the Levels of Assistance?
Counties may receive up to 100% of their net costs for enforcing section 23.33 of the statutes. If claims from all participating counties exceed the monies made available by the legislature each year, the Department prorates the claims.
What are the Eligible Costs?
Salaries and fringe benefits of officers enforcing section 23.33, Stats., are eligible costs. The rate of pay for enforcement activities can not be more than the regular straight time rate and the fringe benefit rate cannot exceed 29% of the reimbursable straight time rate. The costs of travel, materials and supplies are reimbursable. Depreciation of equipment valued over $100, except all-terrain vehicles, is calculated at a rate of 12% per year. The depreciation rate for all-terrain vehicles is calculated at a rate of 20% per year.
Travel expenses and salaries for training purposes are authorized only for attendance at all-terrain vehicle enforcement training sessions conducted by the department.
For the purposes of patrol reimbursement, each patrol is eligible for only those hours up to 3 times the state average of arrests per hour for participating sheriff patrols for the past 3 years computed from the state all-terrain vehicle sheriff patrol records. No more than 50% of the credits to reach the standard may be for written warnings.
For the reimbursement of leased capital equipment, the amount may not be more than 50% above the average depreciation cost of the prior year for all all-terrain vehicle patrols claiming deprecation.
When more than 50% of the eligible patrols are submitting claims, no one patrol may receive more than 10% of funds available and at no time may any patrol receive more than 20% of funds available.
A minimum of 20 patrol hours is required in order for reimbursement.
Search and rescue enforcement costs are eligible only for officers actively looking for all-terrain vehicle operators who are, or who are reasonably believed to be alive, in distress or are in a life-threatening situation.
The reimbursement of capitol equipment under 23.33(9), Stats., is limited to depreciation for all-terrain vehicles and all-terrain vehicle trailers.
How does a County Apply?
In order to be eligible for assistance, an all-terrain vehicle patrol must:
- File an Intent to Patrol, Form 8700-59, by June1 of each year which lists the authority under which the all-terrain vehicle patrol will operate
- Send the person in charge of the patrol or a designee to participate in all designated department all-terrain vehicle enforcement patrol training sessions.
- Function as a viable all-terrain vehicle enforcement patrol.
Financial Administration during the Patrol Season
During the patrol season, the all-terrain vehicle patrol must complete the Daily Log, Form 8700-89, and the Monthly Report, Form 8700-90. The Daily Log is used in compiling a summary of the patrol's daily activities and expenses. The Daily Log is not to be filed with the department, but is to be used to for assembling the information necessary to complete the Monthly Report. The Daily Log must be kept on file by the all-terrain vehicle patrol to augment its records. The Log must be available in chronological order for periodic checks by representatives of the department during normal business hours.
The Monthly Report must be filed with the department no later than the tenth day following the completion of the previous month's patrol activity.
Claims for Reimbursement
On or about April 1 of each year the department will forward 1 set of forms to each patrol that has an Intent to Patrol on file. The appropriate official completes the forms covering the patrol expenses for the preceding 12 month period of July 1 to June 30. Two sets of these forms are to be sent to the Regional Recreation Safety Warden on or before September 1. Claims which are received by the department after September 1 will not be processed for payment. The forms include the following:
- Application for State Aid, Form 8700-60. This form summarizes the total net cost of the all-terrain vehicle patrol claimed by the county.
- Salary Schedule, Form 8700-61. This form summarizes the salaries and fringe benefits of officers involved in the enforcement of section 23.33, Stats.
- Travel, Materials and Supplies Schedule, Form 8700-62. This form summarizes all reimbursable expenditures other than salaries and depreciable items.
- Depreciation Schedule, Form 8700-63. This form lists all capital outlay equipment with a value of more than $1,000 depreciated at 12 1/2% per year and any all-terrain vehicles depreciated at 20% per year.
- Record of Violation, Form 8700-64. This form lists the total number of all-terrain vehicle violations and court actions for each calendar year of the reporting season.
Each claim will be audited by the department as soon as possible after the claim has been received. Payments of the claims will be made no later then October 1. If funds budgeted in the state budget are insufficient to cover the total request of all counties participating in the program, the payments will be prorated.
Contacts:
Gary Eddy, LE/5
Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 7921
Madison WI 53707-7921
Phone: (608) 267-7455
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