Section 312IAC8-1.5-17. "Off-road vehicle" defined

   (a) "Off-road vehicle" means a motor driven vehicle capable of cross-country travel:

(1) without benefit of a road; and

(2) on or immediately over:

(A) land;

(B) water;

(C) snow;

(D) ice;

(E) marsh;

(F) swampland; or

(G) other natural terrain.

  (b) The term includes the following:

(1) A multi-wheel drive or low pressure tire vehicle.

(2) An amphibious machine.

(3) A ground effect air cushion vehicle.

(4) Other means of transportation deriving motive power from a source other than muscle or wind.

  (c) The term does not include the following:

(1) A farm vehicle being used for farming.

(2) A vehicle used for military or law enforcement purposes.

(3) A construction, mining, or other industrial related vehicle used in performance of the vehicle's common function.

(4) A snowmobile.

(5) A registered aircraft.

(6) Any other vehicle properly registered by the bureau of motor vehicles.

(7) Any boat that is registered under Indiana statutes.

(8) A golf cart vehicle.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 8-1.5-17; filed Aug 18, 2011, 11:38 a.m.: 20110914-IR-312100668FRA; readopted filed Sep 27, 2016, 1:57 p.m.: 20161026-IR-312160151RFA)