Proposed Resolution from Nanaimo Regional District to the Union of BC Municipalites AGM

WHEREAS park and conservation lands acquired at great expense to protect the natural environment and provide for quiet and peaceful enjoyment have for too long been enduring damage and vandalism caused by prohibited but nevertheless sustained off-road vehicle use;

AND WHEREAS it is not possible for park and conservation land managers, or the police, to enforce existing law, bylaw or regulation barring off-road vehicles like ATVs and dirt bikes because the prohibited vehicle users cannot be identified, traced and pursued;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of British Columbia Municipalities urge the Province of British Columbia to bring forward without further delay legislation requiring the licensing and regulation of off-road vehicles so there is a reasonable opportunity to enforce the ban on these vehicles within parks and conservation areas.

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