22 CAR § 50-122. Pedal assist and electric bicycles

        22 CAR § 50-122. Pedal assist and electric bicycles.

        (a)(1) All Class 1 pedal assist bicycles are allowed on all Arkansas state park trails designated for use by bicycles.

                (2) This includes:

                        (A) Mountain bike trails;

                        (B) Paved and unpaved multi-use trails that allow bicycles of any type; and

                        (C) All-terrain vehicle and off-road motorcycle trails.

        (b) Class 1 and Class 3 pedal assist bicycles and Class 2 electric bikes are allowed on all roads within Arkansas state parks pursuant to Arkansas Code §§ 27-51-1702 – 27-51-1706.

        (c) Arkansas state parks prohibit the use of Class 2 electric bikes and Class 3 pedal assist bicycles on mountain bike trails or paved and unpaved multi-use trails that allow bicycles of any type.

        (d) Definitions. As used in this section:

                (1) "Class 1 pedal assist bicycle" is an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the operator is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.);

                (2) "Class 2 electric bicycle" is an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the electric bicycle and that is not capable of providing assistance when the electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.); and

                (3) "Class 3 pedal assist bicycle" is an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the operator is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight miles per hour (28 m.p.h.).



	
		
		
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		<p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">        </span><span class="csBC657B8">22 CAR &sect; 50-122. Pedal assist and electric bicycles.</span></p><p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">        (a)(1) All Class 1 pedal assist bicycles are allowed on all Arkansas state park trails designated for use by bicycles. </span></p><p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">                (2) This includes: </span></p><p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">                        (A) Mountain bike trails; </span></p><p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">                        (B) Paved and unpaved multi-use trails that allow bicycles of any type; and </span></p><p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">                        (C) All-terrain vehicle and off-road motorcycle trails.</span></p><p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">        (b) Class 1 and Class 3 pedal assist bicycles and Class 2 electric bikes are allowed on all roads within Arkansas state parks pursuant to Arkansas Code &sect;&sect; 27-51-1702 &ndash; 27-51-1706.</span></p><p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">        (c) Arkansas state parks prohibit the use of Class 2 electric bikes and Class 3 pedal assist bicycles on mountain bike trails or paved and unpaved multi-use trails that allow bicycles of any type.</span></p><p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">        (d) </span><span class="csBC657B8">Definitions. </span><span class="cs8F9A3F61">As used in this section: </span></p><p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">                (1) &quot;Class 1 pedal assist bicycle&quot; is an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the operator is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.);</span></p><p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">                (2) &quot;Class 2 electric bicycle&quot; is an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the electric bicycle and that is not capable of providing assistance when the electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.); and</span></p><p class="csE799C5DE"><span class="cs8F9A3F61">                (3) &quot;Class 3 pedal assist bicycle&quot; is an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the operator is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight miles per hour (28 m.p.h.).</span></p>

This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows:

"DECEMBER 18, 2020 PARK DIRECTIVE 3097"

"Related PDs: 3090 - Motorized Recreation Vehicles"
Arkansas Code § 22-4-104