Snowdog Registration for 2025 in Utah

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Okay boys & girls, here we go again.  The Utah Legislature passed a bill in the 2024 session that takes effect on Jan1, 2025.  The bill (H.B. 441, - REGISTRATION OF NOVEL VEHICLES) amends Title 41, Motor Vehicles, in relation to novel vehicles.  The DMV/TAX COMMISSION has determined that Snowdogs SHALL be registered as a NOVEL VEHICLE.  The definition of a NOVEL VEHICLE is this:

41-27-101.  Definitions.
(3), "Novel vehicle" means a vehicle:
     (a), that is not expressly exempt from registration; and
     (b)
          (i), that does not fit within a vehicle category;
          (ii), with unique characteristics that make it unclear whether the vehicle fits within a vehicle category; or
          (iii), that a reasonable person would not consider the vehicle to be clearly included in an existing vehicle category.

I talked to the DMV on the phone and the agent I spoke with was aware of the new NOVEL VEHICLE classification for snowdogs.  The agent also said that the registration fees will be similar to those assessed for snowmobiles.  My dog is a 2020 model and the fees run somewhere in the neighborhood of $60 to $70.