Useful OHV Facts For Hunters

Thursday, September 18, 2008
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This article was Archived on Saturday, October 18, 2008

Off-highway vehicles, including motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, quadricycles, dune buggies, amphibious vehicles and air cushion vehicles, have registration and use rules. Snowmobiles, however, are not considered OHVs.

The OHV registration and use rules include:

• OHVs operating on public land must be registered and display a decal.
• OHVs must also be registered at the County Treasurers’ offices in the county where the owner resides. This one-time registration is valid until the current owner sells the OHV.
• A license plate is necessary for any OHV or motorcycle to be used on a public road, which includes city streets, county roads, and any road, including two-track (4x4 roads) on National Forest lands.
• To legally operate an OHV on public roads, the vehicle must be street legal and the operator must have a state driver’s license. Dirt bike operators must have the "motorcycle endorsement" on their drivers license.
• OHVs that are properly registered in another state may operate in Montana for   30 consecutive days.

Nonresidents with OHVs that are not registered may purchase a temporary use permit valid for the calendar year at FWP regional offices , by mailing in an application available from FWP’s Recreation web page at fwp.mt.gov, under Licenses & Permits, or by visiting one of the vendor sites listed on the FWP web site. Permits are $5.