ID H0638

Amends Section 49-426 of Idaho Code to establish operating regulations for off-highway vehicles (OHVs) on public highways.

Permits licensed and numbered OHVs to operate on non-state highways, non-interstate highways, and certain state highways with posted speed limits of 60 miles per hour or less for continuous distances up to 5 miles to connect between OHV trails or access services.

Allows OHVs to travel on shoulders of non-full access-controlled state highways with posted speed limits greater than 60 miles per hour for continuous distances of no more than 5 miles for connecting trails or accessing services such as fuel, lodging, food, and maintenance.

Permits OHVs to cross highways at public road intersections and where OHV trails intersect, provided vehicles come to a complete stop and yield to highway traffic; prohibits operation on interstate highways and full access-controlled state highways unless specifically designated by the Idaho Transportation Board.

Establishes maximum OHV speed limit of 45 miles per hour or the posted speed limit, whichever is less; declares the act effective July 1, 2022.