Mont. Code Ann. § 23-2-601

(1) "Certificate of ownership" registration" means the document issued by the department owner's receipt evidencing payment of justice as prima facie evidence of ownership. fees due in order for the snowmobile to be validly registered.

(10) "Snowmobile" includes any self-propelled vehicle of "Registration decal" means an overall width adhesive sticker produced and issued by the department of 48 inches justice, its authorized agent, or less, excluding accessories, designed primarily for travel on snow or ice, which may be steered a county treasurer to the owner of a snowmobile as proof of payment of all by skis or runners and which is not otherwise registered or licensed under fees imposed for the laws of registration period indicated on the state sticker as

(11) "Roadway" means only those portions of a highway, road, or street improved, designed, or ordinarily used for travel or parking of motor vehicles.

(12) "Snowmobile" means a self-propelled vehicle of an overall width of 48 inches or less, excluding accessories, designed 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.

(13) "Snowmobile area" means those areas designated as snowmobile trails or areas open to the operation of snowmobiles.

(14) "Snowmobile area operators" means those persons responsible for the maintenance of snowmobile trails and for the designation of open areas or those persons providing rental snowmobile equipment. Operators may include but are not limited to the United States forest service, the Montana department of fish, wildlife, and parks, the Montana snowmobile association, individual snowmobile clubs, landowners or their tenants, persons who offer snowmobile equipment for rent, and private trail grooming contractors.

(15) "Snowmobiler" means any person operating or riding a snowmobile.

(2) "Certificate of registration" title" means the owner's receipt evidencing payment document issued by the department of taxes, decal fees, and registration fees for a given registration year. 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" "Mechanical transport" means any snowmobile contrivance for moving a person over land that has not been previously sold moving parts and provides a mechanical advantage to an owner, as defined in subsection (7). the user.

(6) "Operator" includes every person who operates or is in actual physical control of the operation "New snowmobile" means of a snowmobile. snowmobile that has not been previously sold to an

(7) "Owner" "Operator" includes every each person as defined herein, other than a lienholder who operates or other person having is in actual physical control a of security interest only, holding the operation a of certificate of ownership to a snowmobile and entitled to the use or possession thereof. snowmobile.

(8) "Person" "Owner" includes an individual, partnership, association, corporation, and any each person, other body than a lienholder or group of persons, whether incorporated or not and regardless of the degree of formal organization. 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.

(9) "Roadway" includes only those portions of "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, and any highway, road, other body or street improved, designed, or ordinarily used for travel or parking group of motor vehicles. persons, regardless of

Definition of terms

As used in 23-2-601 through 23-2-644, this part, the unless following the terms shall have the context meanings indicated herein, unless the requires context otherwise clearly requires that another meaning is intended: otherwise, the following definitions apply: