For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY. The city of Croswell.
DRIVER'S LICENSE. An operator's or chauffeur's license or permit issued to an individual by the Secretary of State under Chapter III of the Michigan Vehicle Code, Public Act 300 of 1949, being M.C.L.A. §§ 257.301 to 257.329, for that individual to operate a vehicle, whether or not conditions are attached to the license or permit.
MAINTAINED PORTION. That portion of a road or street improved, designated, or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic.
OPERATE. To ride in or on, and be in actual physical control of, the operation of an ORV.
OPERATOR. A person who operates or is in actual physical control of the operation of an ORV.
ORV. a motor driven off-road recreation vehicle capable of cross-country travel without benefit of a road or trail, on or immediately over land, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain. ORV or VEHICLE includes but is not limited to a multi-track or multi-wheel drive vehicle, an ATV, motorcycle or related two-wheel, three-wheel, or four-wheel vehicle, an amphibious machine, a ground effect air cushion vehicle, or other means of transportation deriving motive power from a source other than muscle or wind. ORV or VEHICLE does not include a registered snowmobile, a farm vehicle being used for farming, a vehicle used for military, fire, emergency, or law enforcement purposes, a vehicle owned and operated by a utility company or an oil or gas company when performing maintenance on its facilities or on property over which it has an easement, a construction or logging vehicle used in performance of its common function, or a registered aircraft.
ROAD. A county primary road or county local road as described in § 5 of Public Act 51 of 1951, being M.C.L.A. § 247.655. ROAD does not include a private road.
ROAD COMMISSION. The Board of County Road Commissioners for Sanilac County.
SAFETY CERTIFICATE. A certificate issued pursuant to Public Act 451 of 1994, as amended, being M.C.L.A. § 324.81129, or a comparable ORV safety certificate issued under the authority of another state or a province of Canada.
STREET. A city major street or local street as described in § 9 Public Act 51 of 1951, being M.C.L.A. § 247.659.
VISUAL SUPERVISION. The direct observation of the operator with the unaided or normally corrected eye, where the observer is able to come to the immediate aid of the operator.
(Ord. 317, eff. 7-22-10)