My brother in law told me that a couple of his buddies were stopped in the Highlands over New years. They were asked for permits and registration. Were told plate has to be on the sled and trail pass also has to be on the sled. If you don't have a trail pass or plate the fine is $125.00 I am still trying to get a little more detail so I can't tell you any more until he talks to his buddies again. They were actuallt stopped twice. Sorry i don't have anymore yet.

who stopped them, DNR?

me and hobo fusion were loandin up when he stoped askfor plats we said just bouht them i had mine then gave us a left then left few buddys were stoped also ther up always now so havce ur plates and pass :beerchug: :div20:

Should not require a trail permit as the trails don't officially open til 30 Jan 2007.

and at that....tehy are Stora logging roads. Tell'm you got permission from the President of Stora and that they can call Sweden to confirm

IT'S ALL CROWN LAND..GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.....ALL TRAILS THAT ARE MAINTAINED BY A SNOWMOBILE CLUB THAT IS A MEMBER OF S.A.N.S.........E.G, CABOT CLUB...!!!!
3500 KM'S OF TRAILS ARE MAINTAINED BY VARIOUS CLUBS IN THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA.........
ANYONE USING THESE PARTICULAR TRAILS NOW REQUIRE TRAIL PASSES,,,,EFFECTIVE SOMETIME NEAR THE END OF DECEMBER 2006......PASSED AS LAW...
DNR,,,RCMP,,,,ETC.. CAN WRITE OUT TICKETS FOR REGISTRATION AS WELL AS PASSES.

SO BUY A PASS AND EVEN BETTER BECOME A MEMBER OF A CLUB , IN A FEW YEARS TIME WE ARE GOING TO NEED ALL THE SUPPORT WE CAN GET FROM THE SNOWMOBILING PUBLIC TO KEEP OUR SPORT WE ALL LOVE SO MUCH ALIVE..................

the DNR were just coming when we were leaving on saturday

Wonder if they'll be getting nice new sleds and trucks with the money from registraions....
There's your infrasturcture...

DNR were at the gate today, asking for registration and plates. They are giving out warnings as of today but once they start stopping traffic on the trail, any sled without a plate or registration willl result in a fine. Also fines for this are goin as high as $400 by the end of the year. Also they mentioned that trail passes are not manditory, they cannot fine u if u don't have a trail pass, although manditory trail passes are in the works right now.....all this from the horses mouth. One things for sure, not goin back up without papers and plate.

my friend and i were up most of the day on new years eve and DNR went by and nearly went over the handel bars trying to stop and come back and check for plates

That is really sad, nothing better to do I guess ! Actually, the guy who checked us over today was pretty reasonable, I amongst others had no plates, but they are registered for this season, so next time we'll have them for sure, not worth the fine ! He did say that trail passes are not mandatory too as of yet, and when they are, only on designated SANS trails are they required, but by the looks of a few "trails" today (not logging roads), there didn't look to be much maintainance done in a while !

Hopefully the officers on patrol will be a little leniant with guys the first of season,,,,,but the word will travel fast and only a matter of time before people are ticketed with fines...............
The trail passes , according to the post and chronicle, became mandatory end of december,,,,not being enforced until we get enough snow and groomers are able to get out to start regular maintenance on SANS trails......!!

Did they mention if the plates have to be mounted on the sled or is it alright to leave it in the trunk.

He said they are supposed to be mounted and visible, and they're not overly concerned as to where, as long as you have them on you at a checkpoint, so I'd say in the trunk will be ok for some officers, but maybe not all. Like I said, this guy was pretty good about it...

I was told last year as long as you have them on your possession that they will accept that....but who knows


They can fine you if they so chose to tho for failure to display....

Hey Joker, they don't make the sled any lighter in the trunk...... :div20: You sleddin this weekend or is there any snow?

Craig we will be going if the rain dont kill the snow.I didn,t want to put the plate on because it is cut down to save abit of weight.

I bet the JOKER even left his trail pass sticker off to save weight.......

Dont laugh craig darren an myself were up there today an watched him trim his plate to save a little

What a job,getting paid to go snowmobiling with new sleds and free gas (our gas and sleds)Back in 95 the RCMP in baddeck were heavy in to the snowmobile patrol until a few of the got in shit for drinking on them and drive on the roads. :linemup: :frech32:

LOL

:drunk: :drunk:

:drink: That is hillarious!!!!! I love it!

SANS has agreements with both Stora and Kimberly Clark for the use of roads during winter. When the trail permit law comes into effect you will need a trail permit to use ANY of their roads.

Permits desirable but CANNOT be enforced until next season, therefore no fine this year. That's a fact!
But, shouldn't you have a trail pass anyway, regardless??

Insurance coming also...

Plates have to be mounted with the 07 sticker. It's good to hear the DNR guys are being reasonable, also good to hear that riders are being appreciative instead of being pricks.

With regard to the theft problem, I will speak to a DNR rep. and see if they're even aware or willing to look into it.

Hope you get some more snow soon. :beerchug:

Maybe the DNR boys could just set up shop right in the unloading areas.
Keep all the honest guys honest and the not so honest still sitting.(and empty handed)
But like anyone else with a sled they will probably be tearing up the trails trying to catch the good guys :lol2:

Hey guys, I got a brand new trail pass from last year, never used. It is for sale or trade for this years pass. Nice Arctic Cat green. It never made it to my sled. LOL.

What about insurance?
Is this required....

I dont think the insurance is mandatory until april 1.

I don't think it should be that you need a plate on your sled! That's a bunch of bullshucks. It's one thing if you have it on you, but you shouldn't need to drill holes in your snowmobile! :banghead: