For the purpose of this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings stated:
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE OR ATV: A motorized vehicle with: not less than three (3), but not more than six (6) low pressure or non-pneumatic tires; a total dry weight of two thousand (2,000) pounds or less; and a total width from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is sixty five inches (65") or less. All-terrain vehicle includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle. All-terrain vehicle does not include a golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed and used specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.
COMMISSIONER: The state commissioner of natural resources acting directly or through the commissioner's authorized agent.
GOLF CART: An electric or gas-powered vehicle not completely enclosed, generally having a small wheel base.
MINI-TRUCK: A motor vehicle that has four (4) wheels; is propelled by an electric motor with a rated power of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) watts or less or an internal combustion engine with a piston displacement capacity of six hundred sixty (660) cubic centimeters or less; has a total dry weight of nine hundred (900) to two thousand two hundred (2,200) pounds; contains an enclosed cabin and a seat for the vehicle operator; commonly resembles a pickup truck or van, including a cargo area or bed located at the rear of the vehicle; and was not originally manufactured to meet federal motor vehicle safety standards required of motor vehicles in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 571.101 to 571.404, and successor requirements.
NATURAL TERRAIN: Areas other than roadways or driveways (private or public), parking lots and other areas of which the surface has been intentionally modified for motor vehicle operation thereon.
OPERATE: To ride in or on and control the operation of a snowmobile or special use vehicle.
OPERATOR: Every person who operates or is in actual physical control of a snowmobile or special use vehicle.
OWNER: A person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a snowmobile or special use vehicle and entitled to the use or possession thereof.
PERSON: Includes an individual, partnership, corporation, the state and its agencies and subdivisions, and any body of persons, whether incorporated or not.
ROADWAY: That portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
SHARED USE PATH: A multi-use trail or other path, physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier, either within a highway right- of-way or within an independent right- of-way, and typically used by pedestrians, bicyclists, skaters, and other nonmotorized users.
SIDEWALK: The portion of a street between the curb line, or the lateral line of a roadway, and the adjacent property line that is paved and intended for use by pedestrians.
SNOWMOBILE: A self-propelled vehicle designed for travel on snow or ice and steered by skis or runners.
STREET OR HIGHWAY: The entire width between boundary lines or any way or place when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for the purpose of vehicular traffic.
UTILITY TASK VEHICLE OR UTV: A side-by-side, four-wheel drive, off- road vehicle that has four (4) wheels, is propelled by an internal combustion engine with a piston displacement capacity of one thousand two hundred (1,200) cubic centimeters or less, and has a total dry weight of one thousand eight hundred (1,800) but less than two thousand six hundred (2,600) pounds. (2011 Code; amd. Ord. 201, 10-24-2019)