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, Public Act 300 of 1949, being M.C.L. §§ 257.301 to 257.329, for that individual to operate a vehicle, whether or not conditions are attached to the license or permit.
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 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 motor 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 village primary road or village local road as described in § 5 of Public Act 51 of 1951, being M.C.L. § 247.655.
SAFETY CERTIFICATE. A certificate issued pursuant to Public Act 451 of 1994, as amended, being M.C.L. § 324.81129, or a comparable ORV safety certificate issued under the authority of another state or a province of Canada.
VILLAGE. The Village of Sebewaing, Huron County, Michigan.
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. passed 3-2-2015)