MS SB2066

Amends Section 51-1-4, Mississippi Code of 1972, to clarify liability protections for landowners when all-terrain vehicles and motorized vehicles are used in public waterways without written permission.

Persons operating motorized vehicles in public waterway beds without landowner permission are prohibited from recovering damages against the landowner for injuries or property damage, except for intentional/malicious torts or gross/willful negligence.

Operating all-terrain vehicles, four-wheel-drive vehicles, or tracked conveyances in public waterway beds is declared unlawful and classified as a Class II violation punishable under Section 49-7-143.

Prohibits landowners from offering permission or licenses for a fee to operate motorized vehicles in public waterway beds.

Takes effect July 1, 2017.