<section number="41-22-2"><effdate>5/7/2025</effdate><enddate type="SC">5/6/2026</enddate><catchline>Definitions.</catchline><tab/>As used in this chapter:<subsection number="41-22-2(1)">"Advisory council" means an advisory council appointed by the Division of Outdoor Recreation that has within the advisory council's duties advising on policies related to the use of off-highway vehicles.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(2)">"All-terrain type I vehicle" means any motor vehicle 52 inches or less in width, having an unladen dry weight of 1,500 pounds or less, traveling on three or more low pressure tires, having a seat designed to be straddled by the operator, and designed for or capable of travel over unimproved terrain.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(3)"><subsection number="41-22-2(3)(a)">"All-terrain type II vehicle" means any motor vehicle 80 inches or less in width, traveling on four or more low pressure tires, having a steering wheel, non-straddle seating, a rollover protection system, and designed for or capable of travel over unimproved terrain, and is:<subsection number="41-22-2(3)(a)(i)">an electric-powered vehicle; or</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(3)(a)(ii)">a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine and has an unladen dry weight of 3,500 pounds or less.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(3)(b)">"All-terrain type II vehicle" does not include golf carts, any vehicle designed to carry a person with a disability, any vehicle not specifically designed or modified primarily for recreational use on unimproved terrain, or farm tractors as defined under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="41-1a-102">41-1a-102</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(4)"><subsection number="41-22-2(4)(a)">"All-terrain type III vehicle" means any other motor vehicle, not defined in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="41-22-2(2)">(2)</xref>, <xref refnumber="41-1a-102(3)" depth="4">(3)</xref>, <xref refnumber="41-1a-102(13)" depth="4">(13)</xref>, or <xref refnumber="41-1a-102(24)" depth="4">(24)</xref>, designed for or capable of travel over unimproved terrain.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(4)(b)">"All-terrain type III vehicle" does not include golf carts, any vehicle designed to carry a person with a disability, any vehicle not specifically designed or modified primarily for recreational use on unimproved terrain, or farm tractors as defined under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="41-1a-102">41-1a-102</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(5)">"Commission" means the Outdoor Adventure Commission.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(6)">"Cross-country" means across natural terrain and off an existing highway, road, route, or trail.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(7)">"Dealer" means a person engaged in the business of selling off-highway vehicles at wholesale or retail.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(8)">"Division" means the Division of Outdoor Recreation.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(9)">"Low pressure tire" means any pneumatic tire six inches or more in width designed for use on wheels with rim diameter of 14 inches or less and utilizing an operating pressure of 10 pounds per square inch or less as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(10)">"Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing off-highway vehicles.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(11)"><subsection number="41-22-2(11)(a)">"Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(11)(b)">"Motor vehicle" includes an off-highway vehicle.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(12)">"Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the operator and designed to travel on not more than two tires.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(13)">"Off-highway implement of husbandry" means every all-terrain type I vehicle,  all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, or snowmobile that is used by the owner or the owner's agent for agricultural operations.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(14)">"Off-highway motorcycle" means an off-highway vehicle that is a motorcycle and is designed for use primarily off-highway.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(15)">"Off-highway vehicle" means any snowmobile, all-terrain type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, all-terrain type III vehicle, or off-highway motorcycle.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(16)"><subsection number="41-22-2(16)(a)">"Off-highway vehicle facility" means a facility or area designated for use by an off-highway vehicle.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(16)(b)">"Off-highway vehicle facility" includes a trail, trailhead, storage shed, water and electric infrastructure, or other infrastructure that provides or increases access to an area designated for use by an off-highway vehicle.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(17)">"Operate" means to control the movement of or otherwise use an off-highway vehicle.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(18)">"Operator" means the person who is in actual physical control of an off-highway vehicle.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(19)">"Organized user group" means an off-highway vehicle organization incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in the state under Title 16, Chapter 6a, Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act, for the purpose of promoting the interests of off-highway vehicle recreation.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(20)">"Owner" means a person, other than a person with a security interest, having a property interest or title to an off-highway vehicle and entitled to the use and possession of that vehicle.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(21)">"Public land" means land owned or administered by any federal or state agency or any political subdivision of the state.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(22)">"Register" means the act of assigning a registration number to an off-highway vehicle.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(23)">"Roadway" is used as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="41-6a-102">41-6a-102</xref>.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(24)">"Snowmobile" means any motor vehicle designed for travel on snow or ice and steered and supported in whole or in part by skis, belts, cleats, runners, or low pressure tires, and equipped with a saddle or seat for the use of the rider.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(25)">"Street or highway" means the entire width between boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature, when any part of it is open to the use of the public for vehicular travel.</subsection><subsection number="41-22-2(26)">"Street-legal all-terrain vehicle" or "street-legal ATV" has the same meaning as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="41-6a-102">41-6a-102</xref>.</subsection></section>