2005 Minnesota Statutes - 84.81 — Definitions.

     84.81 Definitions. 


    Subdivision 1.    Applicability.  For the purposes of 
 Laws 1967, chapter 876, the terms defined herein shall have the 
 meaning ascribed to them. 


    Subd. 2.    Person.  "Person" includes an individual, 
 partnership, corporation, the state and its agencies and 
 subdivisions, and any body of persons, whether incorporated or 
 not.  


    Subd. 3.    Snowmobile.  "Snowmobile" means a 
 self-propelled vehicle designed for travel on snow or ice 
 steered by skis or runners.  


    Subd. 4.    Owner.  "Owner" means a person, other than a 
 lien holder, having the property in or title to a snowmobile 
 entitled to the use or possession thereof.  


    Subd. 5.    Operate.  "Operate" means to ride in or on 
 and control the operation of a snowmobile.  


    Subd. 6.    Operator.  "Operator" means every person who 
 operates or is in actual physical control of a snowmobile.  


    Subd. 7.    Register.  "Register" means the act of 
 assigning a registration number to a snowmobile.  


    Subd. 8.    Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the 
 commissioner of natural resources acting directly or through the 
 commissioner's authorized agent.  


    Subd. 9.    Roadway.  "Roadway" means that portion of a 
 highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular 
 travel.  


    Subd. 10.    Dealer.  "Dealer" means a person, 
 partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of selling 
 snowmobiles at wholesale or retail.  


    Subd. 11.    Manufacturer.  "Manufacturer" means a 
 person, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of 
 manufacturing snowmobiles. 


    Subd. 12.    Collector snowmobile.  "Collector 
 snowmobile" means a snowmobile that is 25 years old or older, 
 was originally produced as a separate identifiable make by a 
 manufacturer, and is owned and operated solely as a collector's 
 item. 


    Subd. 13.    Metal traction device.  "Metal traction 
 device" means any metal device or array of metal devices 
 attached to a snowmobile track to enhance traction that is:  


    (1) made of metal, except that metal cleats affixed 
 perpendicular to the direction of travel of a snowmobile track 
 which was manufactured in 1981 or earlier shall not be 
 considered a metal traction device; or 


    (2) affixed to a snowmobile track with metal components 
 that extend more than one-fourth inch from the bottom of the 
 track. 


    HIST: 1967 c 876 s 3; 1969 c 695 s 1,2; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 
 2; 1971 c 577 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 5; 1999 c 231 s 86