Snow Machines / Off Road Vehicles

No person shall operate an off-road vehicle within the limits of the Town of Souris except as permitted in this By-law or under the Act.

It shall be lawful to operate a snowmobile or snow vehicle within the Town of Souris while the designated routes are snow covered between the hours of 7:00 am and 12:00 midnight on the prescribed routes coloured yellow and set out on the map hereto attached marked “A”. Residents of the Town of Souris requiring access to the prescribed routes from their residence by snowmobile or snow vehicle must use the most direct back streets and alleys where possible.

Where a snowmobile or snow vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder as permitted in this By-law the operator shall:

  1. drive the vehicle as close to the right-hand edge of the roadway and shoulder as possible; and
  2. drive in a single line with other snowmobiles or snow vehicles except when passing another vehicle.

The speed limit for the operation of snowmobiles and snow vehicles on the prescribed routes and within the Town of Souris shall be 25 kilometers per hour (15 mph).