1999 Minnesota Statutes

     84.92 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  The definitions in this 
 section apply to sections 84.92 to 84.929.  

    Subd. 1a.    Agricultural zone.  "Agricultural zone" 
 means the areas in Minnesota lying south and west of a line 
 starting at the Minnesota-North Dakota border and formed by 
 rights-of-way of trunk highway No. 10, thence easterly along 
 trunk highway No. 10 to trunk highway No. 23, thence easterly 
 along trunk highway No. 23 to trunk highway No. 95, thence 
 easterly along trunk highway No. 95 to its termination at the 
 Minnesota-Wisconsin border. 

    Subd. 1b.    Accompanied.  "Accompanied" means being 
 subject to continuous direction or control. 

    Subd. 1c.    Agricultural purpose.  "Agricultural 
 purpose" means used exclusively for an agricultural use as 
 defined in subdivision 1d. 

    Subd. 1d.    Agricultural use.  "Agricultural use" means 
 use in agriculturally related activities or harvesting of wood 
 for commercial or firewood purposes by any person. 

    Subd. 1e.    City.  "City" means a home rule charter or 
 statutory city. 

    Subd. 2.    Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the 
 commissioner of natural resources.  

    Subd. 3.    Dealer.  "Dealer" means a person engaged in 
 the business of selling all-terrain vehicles at wholesale or 
 retail. 

    Subd. 4.    Manufacturer.  "Manufacturer" means a person 
 engaged in the business of manufacturing all-terrain vehicles.  

    Subd. 5.    Owner.  "Owner" means a person, other than a 
 person with a security interest, having a property interest in 
 or title to an all-terrain vehicle and entitled to the use and 
 possession of the vehicle.  

    Subd. 6.    Person.  "Person" means an individual or an 
 organization as defined in section 336.1-201, paragraph (30).  

    Subd. 6a.    Public road right-of-way.  "Public road 
 right-of-way" means the entire right-of-way of a public road, 
 including the traveled portions, banks, ditches, shoulders, and 
 medians of a roadway, that is not privately owned. 

    Subd. 7.    Register.  "Register" means the act of 
 assigning a registration number to an all-terrain vehicle.  

    Subd. 8.    All-terrain vehicle.  "All-terrain vehicle" 
 or "vehicle" means a motorized flotation-tired vehicle of not 
 less than three low pressure tires, but not more than six tires, 
 that is limited in engine displacement of less than 800 cubic 
 centimeters and total dry weight less than 800 pounds.  

    HIST: 1984 c 647 s 1; 1986 c 452 s 1; 1989 c 331 s 3-8; 1990 c 
 426 art 2 s 1; 1Sp1995 c 1 s 8