23-2-601. Definition of terms. As used in 23-2-601, 23-2-602, 23-2-611, 23-2-614 through 23-2-617, 23-2-621, 23-2-622, 23-2-631 through 23-2-635, and 23-2-641 through 23-2-644, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "Certificate of registration" means the owner's receipt evidencing payment of fees due in order for the snowmobile to be validly registered.
     (2) "Certificate of title" means the document issued by the department of justice as prima facie evidence of ownership.
     (3) "dbA" means sound pressure level measured on the "A" weight scale in decibels.
     (4) "Department" means the department of fish, wildlife, and parks of the state of Montana.
     (5) "New snowmobile" means a snowmobile that has not been previously sold to an owner.
     (6) "Operator" includes each person who operates or is in actual physical control of the operation of a snowmobile.
     (7) "Owner" includes each person, other than a lienholder or person having a security interest in a snowmobile, that holds a certificate of title to a snowmobile and is entitled to the use or possession of the snowmobile.
     (8) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, and any other body or group of persons, regardless of the degree of formal organization.
     (9) "Registration decal" means an adhesive sticker produced and issued by the department of justice, its authorized agent, or a county treasurer to the owner of a snowmobile as proof of payment of all fees imposed for the registration period indicated on the sticker as recorded by the department of justice under 61-3-101.
     (10) "Roadway" means only those portions of a highway, road, or street improved, designed, or ordinarily used for travel or parking of motor vehicles.
     (11) "Snowmobile" means a self-propelled vehicle of an overall width of 48 inches or less, excluding accessories, designed primarily for travel on snow or ice, that may be steered by skis or runners and that is not otherwise registered or licensed under the laws of the state of Montana.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 434, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 91, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 421, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 53-1012; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 218, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 363, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 477, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 592, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 329, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 123, L. 2013.