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32-20A-1 — Definition of terms.

             (1)      "Highway," as it is defined by subdivisions 31-1-5(1) to (4);

             (2)      "Law enforcement officer," as it is defined by § 23-3-27;

             (3)      "Operate," to control the operation of a snowmobile;

             (4)      "Operator," every person who operates or who is in actual physical control of a snowmobile;

             (5)      "Owner," any person, other than a lien holder, having the property in or title to a snowmobile and entitled to the use or possession thereof;

             (6)      "Raceway facility," any area designated and clearly defined with appropriate flags, fencing, markers, or delineators for the purpose of drag racing, oval racing, or special exhibitions;

             (7)      "Roadway," as it is defined by subdivision 32-14-1(26);

             (8)      "Snowmobile," any engine-driven vehicle of a type which uses sled type runners, wheels, or skis with an endless belt tread or similar means of contact with the surface upon which it is operated;

             (9)      "Super modified snowmobile," any snowmobile which has been individually built from parts expressly for track racing or has had the chassis, suspension, track, and engine substantially altered.

Source: SL 1971, ch 182, § 1; SL 1990, ch 256, § 3.