(A) OFF-ROAD VEHICLE has the definition contained in I.C. 14-8-2-185. It means a motor driven vehicle capable of cross-country travel:
(1) Without benefit of a road or trail; and
(2) On or immediately over land, water, snow, ice, marsh, swampland or other natural terrain.
(B) The term includes the following:
(1) A multi-wheel drive or low-pressure tire vehicle;
(2) An amphibious machine;
(3) A ground effect air cushion vehicle;
(4) An all-terrain vehicle (“ATV”) (as defined in I.C. 14-8-2-5.7);
(5) A recreational off-highway vehicle (as defined in I.C. 14-8-2-233.5); and
(6) Other means of transportation deriving motion from a source other than muscle or wind.
(C) The term does not include the following:
(1) Any vehicle including an off-road vehicle being used for agricultural purposes;
(2) A vehicle being used for military, law enforcement or emergency services purposes;
(3) A construction, mining or other industrial related vehicle used in performance of the vehicle’s common function;
(4) A snowmobile;
(5) A registered aircraft;
(6) Any other vehicle properly registered by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles;
(7) Any water craft that is registered under state statutes;
(8) A golf cart vehicle; and
(9) 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. 3-2019, passed 4-9-2019)