2021 Minnesota Statutes

84.787 DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The definitions in this section apply to sections 84.787 to 84.795.

Subd. 2.Accompanied.

"Accompanied" means subject to continuous direction or control.

Subd. 3.City.

"City" means a statutory or home rule charter city.

Subd. 4.Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources.

Subd. 5.Dealer.

"Dealer" means a person engaged in the business of selling off-highway motorcycles at wholesale or retail.

Subd. 6.Manufacturer.

"Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing off-highway motorcycles.

Subd. 7.Off-highway motorcycle.

(a) "Off-highway motorcycle" means a motorized, off-highway vehicle traveling on two wheels and having a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control, including a vehicle that is registered under chapter 168 for highway use if it is also used for off-highway operation on trails or unimproved terrain.

(b) Off-highway motorcycle does not include an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27.

Subd. 8.Owner.

"Owner" means a person, other than a person with a security interest, that has a property interest in or title to an off-highway motorcycle and is entitled to the use and possession of the motorcycle.

Subd. 9.Person.

"Person" has the meaning given it in section 336.1-201(b)(27).

Subd. 10.Public road right-of-way.

"Public road right-of-way" means the entire right-of-way of a town road or a county, county state-aid, or trunk highway, including the traveled portions, banks, ditches, shoulders, and medians.

Subd. 11.Register.

"Register" means the act of assigning a registration number to an off-highway motorcycle.

History:

1993 c 311 art 1 s 1; 2004 c 162 art 3 s 2; 2009 c 176 art 1 s 50; 1Sp2021 c 5 art 4 s 3