AN ACT to allow the city of lowell to regulate utility vehicles.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 1 of S.L. 2003‑124, as amended by S.L. 2004‑58, S.L. 2007‑204, S.L. 2007‑259, S.L. 2009‑459, and S.L. 2011‑171, reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 20‑50 and G.S. 20‑54, the Towns of Beech Mountain, Cramerton, North Topsail Beach, and Seven Devils, and the Cities of Conover and Lowell may, by ordinance, regulate the operation of utility vehicles on any public street or road within the City or Town. By ordinance, the City or Town may require the registration of utility vehicles, specify the persons authorized to operate utility vehicles, and specify required equipment, load limits, and the hours and methods of operation of the utility vehicles."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 20th day of June, 2013.

	s/	 Philip E. Berger
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

	s/	 Thom Tillis
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives