§ 92.03 DEFINITIONS.
   As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
   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, 1949 PA 300, 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.
   FAR RIGHT OF THE MAINTAINED PORTION OF THE COUNTY ROAD. Indicates the shoulder of the road when the roadway is improved by pavement, tar and chips, concrete, or other similar material or indicated the extreme right of the open portion of the right-of-way when the roadway is not improved by pavement, tar and chips, concrete or other similar materials.
   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 recreational 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 multitrack or multi-wheel vehicle, an ATV, a motorcycle or related 2-wheel, 3-wheel, or 4-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 or COUNTY ROAD. A county primary road or local road as described in section 5 of 1951 PA 51, being M.C.L.A. 247.655.
   SAFETY CERTIFICATE. A certificate issued pursuant to 1994 PA 451 as amended, M.C.L.A. 324.81129, or a comparable ORV safety certificate issued under the authority of another state or a province of Canada.
   VISUAL SUPERVISION. The direct observation of the operator with the unaided or normally corrected eye, where the observer is able to come to the aid of the operator.
(Ord. 59-003-2020, passed 10-20-2020)