For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
OFF-ROAD VEHICLE.
(1) Has the definition contained in I.C. 14-8-2-185. It means a motor driven vehicle capable of cross-country travel:
(a) Without benefit of a road or trail; and
(b) On or immediately over land, water, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain.
(2) The term includes the following:
(a) A multi-wheel drive or low pressure tire vehicle;
(b) An amphibious machine;
(c) A ground effect air cushion vehicle;
(d) An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) (as defined in I.C. 14-8-2-5.7);
(e) A recreational off-highway vehicle (as defined in I.C. 14-8-2-223.5); and
(f) Other means of transportation deriving motion from a source other than muscle or wind.
(3) The term does not include the following:
(a) Any vehicle, including an off-road vehicle, being used for agricultural purposes;
(b) A vehicle being used for military, law enforcement, or emergency services purposes;
(c) A construction, mining, or other industrial related vehicle used in performance of the vehicle's common function;
(d) A snowmobile;
(e) A registered aircraft;
(f) Any other vehicle properly registered by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles;
(g) Any water craft that is registered under Indiana statutes;
(h) A golf cart vehicle; or
(i) A vehicle including an off-road vehicle that is being used by a person suffering from a handicap or disability, if the handicapped or disabled person is using the vehicle as a necessary means of transportation.
(Ord. 2021-3, passed 5-11-2021)