Montana Code 23-2-653. Snowmobile area operators — duties
23-2-653. Snowmobile area operators — duties. (1) Consistent with the duty of reasonable care owed by a snowmobile area operator to a snowmobiler, the person responsible for the maintenance of or operation of a snowmobile area shall mark all trail maintenance vehicles and furnish the vehicles with flashing or rotating lights that must be in operation whenever the vehicles are working or are in movement in the snowmobile area.
Terms Used In Montana Code 23-2-653
- Operator: includes each person who operates or is in actual physical control of the operation of a snowmobile. See Montana Code 23-2-601
- Person: means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, and any other body or group of persons, regardless of the degree of formal organization. See Montana Code 23-2-601
- 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. See Montana Code 23-2-601
- Snowmobile area: means those areas designated as snowmobile trails or areas open to the operation of snowmobiles. See Montana Code 23-2-601
- Snowmobiler: means any person operating or riding a snowmobile. See Montana Code 23-2-601
(2)The snowmobile area operator owes a duty of reasonable care, as required by 27-1-701, to a snowmobiler except for the risks inherent in the sport of snowmobiling.
(3)Except as provided in this section, a snowmobile area operator has no duty to eliminate, alter, control, or lessen the risks inherent in the sport of snowmobiling.