Mont. Code Ann. § 23-2-601

(1) "Certificate of title" 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) "Roadway" "Registration decal" means only those portions an adhesive sticker produced and issued by the department of justice, its authorized agent, a or highway, road, or street improved, designed, or ordinarily used for travel or parking a county treasurer to the owner of motor vehicles. 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.

(11) "Snowmobile" "Roadway" means only those portions a of self-propelled vehicle of an overall width of 48 inches a highway, road, or less, excluding accessories, designed primarily street improved, designed, for or ordinarily used for travel on snow or ice, that may be steered by skis or runners and that is not otherwise registered parking or licensed under the laws of the state of Montana. 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 of the fees due in order for the snowmobile to be validly registered. 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" "Mechanical transport" means any contrivance for moving a snowmobile person over land that has not been previously sold moving parts and provides a mechanical advantage to an owner. the user.

(6) "Operator" includes each 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 each person, other than a lienholder or person person having a security interest who operates or is in actual physical control a of snowmobile, that holds the operation a of 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 "Owner" includes each person, other body than a lienholder or group of persons, 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) "Registration decal" "Person" means an adhesive sticker produced individual, partnership, association, corporation, and issued by any other body the or department group of justice, its authorized agent, or a county treasurer to persons, regardless the of owner the degree of a snowmobile as proof of payment of all fees imposed for the registration period indicated formal organization. on the sticker as recorded by the department of justice under 61-3-101.

Definition of terms

As used in 23-2-601, 23-2-602, 23-2-611, 23-2-614 through 23-2-619, 23-2-621, 23-2-622, 23-2-626, 23-2-631 through 23-2-635, and 23-2-641 through this part, 23-2-644, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: